Fishing Reports by Capt. James Howard

Big Trout Starting to Show... - Another front moving thru North Florida today hopefully want stick around long or change the progress the fishing has made. By the end of the month the weather should stabilize for good. There are still plenty of Spanish and Blue fish in the river more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Slow Week.... - It was kind of a slow week for me. We caught plenty of fish but I just couldn't get the larger fish fired up. The river was full of Spanish most of the week with some decent fish in the mix. The Blues were also all over the place but most were ver more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Reds Still Strong Before the Front! - The recent North Easter made fishing tough last weekend. It was quite a blow… There are some nice Spanish in the river so you know they have to be thick at the jetties and as soon as it calms down enough I'm heading that way. The Flounder are s more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Slow Ride Well Worth It! - Long boat ride in very dense fog proved to be well worth it this past Friday March the 13th. For some reason the Trout had slowed down last week so Friday fishing with Mike Shrauger we headed to a small creek to try the reds at the low incoming tide. more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

It's Time to Fish! - Big cold front dropped water temperature to 55 degrees but it didn't hurt the fishing to much. Last week we saw cold weather but after a few days of warm weather the water is back to where it needs to be this time of year. The Blue fish remain rel more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Cold Weather Hot Fishing! - Back to the cold weather once again in North Florida. It will have to stay warm soon enough! One thing that hasn't been cold is the fishing despite what seems like weekly fronts. The Drum are starting to show up in good numbers which is a little more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Come on Spring!!! - We are still having some cold weather and quite a bit of wind this past week in North Florida. I'm looking for the Sheepshead to turn on when the water warms a little. Right now for me they are a little spotty… Still plenty of Trout and Blue fi more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

When the Reds Want Play it's Back to The Trout! - On a trip last Friday the Red fish just wouldn't play!!! The tide was lower than normal because if the Harvest Moon so finding Red fish was no problem. I tried everything I knew might work on several nice schools of fish but it wasn't going to work f more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Life is Good!!! - What great weather we have had the last few days after some very cold temperatures last week. Fishing with Mike Hubble and his friends Mike and Drew this past Sunday Feb. the 8th I mixed it up a little bit. After throwing plastics for a few hours more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville

Trout Still the Target! - Fishing with Kris Bartley and his friend James on February 2nd it was business as usual this time of year. By now I'm sure you know what that means… Off to the Trout bite! Kris and James had just returned from there first tour in Iraq and were r more...
Capt. James Howard - Jacksonville