Fishing Reports by Capt. Dave Sipler

Its over with a big blow. - 3/30 & 31 - It's over…with a BLOW! SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TONIGHT: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS…WITH BRIEF GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. INLAND WATERS CHOPPY.SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTOR more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

R&D on a beautiful day, offshore Jacksonville - 3/26 - 3 Fold Trip...R&D on a beautiful day Okay, I'll admit. I'm always excited by new tackle and techniques. So I'm sort of fascinated by a system that's all the rage. You can call it Butterfly jigging, or Free style jigging. Actually it's noth more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Windy week in Jacksonville Florida - 3/24 - Your Weather Manager Had a trip booked back on last Thursday with Dave K. Who wanted to fish in gale force winds? Not me. So we rescheduled for today. Well, an incoming tide against a 20+ knot N.W. wind, and small craft advisory, made fo more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Spring wind week, same as last year - 3/18 - Dejavu...ditto....seeing double, it's spring winds Since Saturday I've been booked everyday. And each day is worse than the next.... Yep, it was all the same today. S.E. 20+ knots, and when it's that strong there's not much difference f more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

BIG FISH birthday boy! - 3/14 - Matthew the BIG fish Birthday boy! WOW! What a difference a day can make. A complete 180 from yesterday's weather, huh? Left out this morning at 7:30am with Rick and Matthew Sawyer, it was Matt's Birthday fishing trip. So when ya have more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Jacksonville's variety, makes for great days. - 3/12 - fishing with the Don.... Ya know, back many many years ago when I got fired from my dead end J-O-B (because I fished too much and was never there) and slid right into the charter fishing business, and doubled my income and happiness. I tho more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

R&D Before a busy week - 3/10 - R&D before big week of Jetty Fishing (St. Johns River, Jacksonville Florida) Monday mornings....ahhh the serenity! It's about the only day of the week where I can go anywhere, and do anything and not be waked, anchored next too, or bother more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

The Hunt for Brutus T. Redfish - 3/6 - The hunt in the deep... Supposedly, today was the last day of the so called good weather for the next few days. But, in my mind today wasn't all that damn good. The forecast was for Northwest winds 10 knots. Which was total BS. It was more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

It's warm here, with HOT fishin' - 3/1 & 3/2 3/1 - well it was 80 degrees again, and like an blooming' idiot I went out on a Saturday. Holy Walmart parking lot, Batman. There was just way too many people out on the water for me. But, it's a tradition. I have to go fishing on more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Sheeps in da deeps....March & April to do list. - DO NOT LET ANYONE KID YOU! You don't have to hug a rock this time of year to catch plenty of Sheepshead. See that boat dwarfed by the ship passing under the Dames Point Bridge? He was absolutely killing the Sheepshead, (toss in a few Drum) out the more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville