Jacksonville Fishing...."the odd balls"
Capt. Dave Sipler
August 15, 2010
Jacksonville - Saltwater Fishing Report
Okay, it's August. Summer ain't over yet, that's a given.
But as I look back on 2010 so far. It's certainly been a different kind of year.
We had some of the coldest weather this winter that I've ever "felt". (not included the year I spent in N. Dakota)
I was thinking about it today as we were catching one Ladyfish after another, how even this summer has been different. We've caught ZERO Mangrove Snappers this year. The winter sent them packing, or dead. And this was one of the rare times I've been in a Ladyfish maylay this year in Mayport also.
I'd love to see those big Black Margates again at the inlet rocks this late summer...I can only hope.
BIG jetty Spadefish, are ya out there??
I've heard, of course about not a single Snook that made it here through the winter here. Can't say I've seen those Mini-Tarpon up river either. Gotta love the mini silver kigs. Hard to catch, that's for sure.
Whatever happened to the schools of Monster 20-30 pound Jacks, that would circle the Pogie schools in the chum hole outside the Mayport Jetties??? I used to cast junk topwater plugs to them, for the fun of it. Because on light tackle I'd know I'd loose them anyhow.
Whatever happened to the occasional Cobia a customer would catch along the Jetties? It used to be, I'd have 2-4 of them by now.
Or a weird Snapper, like a Dog Snapper, or even a Genuine Red Snapper, at the inlet?
How 'bout those days in July when we'd catch Flounder along the jetty rocks in 100 degree heat, on a float-rig and live shrimp?
I'm getting really used to really big summer Trout being the toughest fish to catch.
But many of the fish, that I actually like to see, ones that make my days interesting. Do not seem to be around, so far this year.
Gag & black Grouper in the river, where did they go?
It just goes to show you how fast things can change. I love them odd-ball catches!
Although I was told by the fisherman that caught it, that he reeled up a 70 pound Black Drum from the Jetty rocks, standing on the jetty rocks, just last week. That's an odd 100 degree summer catch out there.
From a sand burying Star Gazer, to the tinyest little Lane Snapper, or hub cap like Lookdown. I truely believe, now that it's August that this past winter's nordic like chill has made it's mark on the area.
Not many are talkling about it. And some fisherman have probably already forgot about this past winter.
Buy either way, it's the odd catches that make life on the St. Johns interesting for me, at least.
Here's to having "normal" weather back sometime in the near future. What ever that maybe.....
Capt Dave Sipler's Sport Fishing
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Jacksonville Fishing Forecast:
Expectations.......?
Redbass to big to keep, continuing.
BIG Trout anywhere in the Mayport area, a continue to wait game.
Heat, mixed with better storms/rain chances on the coast. MY LAWN IS BROWN!
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