Capt. Bob Cosby
November 16, 2006
Jacksonville - Saltwater Fishing Report
Northeast Florida inshore/nearshore report
It is mid-November and the water temperatures are hovering in the upper 60's. The fishing has been good between the fronts which come through this time of year.
Redfish are in the creeks and can often be seen cruising the shorelines and oyster beds occasionally crashing bait. They are also starting to school along the edges of the ICW. The big reds are thinning out and leaving the river. If you can find a pogie pod along the beach, check underneath for bull reds.
This is a prime time for speckled trout. Use sliding float rigs with live shrimp, freelined mullet, lipped diving lures, and top water lures to catch these fish.
Sheephead, and black drum fishing has picked up recently. Try fiddlers, pieces of crab, clam, and shrimp for these good eating fish.
Flounder fishing has been good, with some exceptional catches being made at the Guano dam following the November full moon. There are reports of pompano catches in area inlets, particularly, Nassau Sound.
Captain Bob Cosby is a Jacksonville, Florida native and has been saltwater fishing the inshore and nearshore waters of Northeast Florida since he was a child. He is a retired USCGR Captain, and has a 50-ton Master's license.
When you book a charter with Captain Bob Cosby as your guide, you will be fishing the inshore and/or coastal waters of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra and St. Augustine, Florida from a 21-ft Fishmaster bay boat or a 16-ft Riverhawk.
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