Jacksonville Fishing Reports

MORE....of those sweet December Days! - Literally, ever December I can count on like clock work. Slam dunking big fat Speckled Trout, true TROPHY sized fish. I preach how much I love the month of November for all inshore fishing the First Coast area of Florida. But I have to add in D more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

OH THOSE DEC. DAYS! - N.E. Florida, Florida's First Coast, Jacksonville, what ever you want to call it, December is always a GREAT month to be a angler! As I write this report, it's 70 degrees and just got down sprinking rain all morning. For us that's pretty sweet. more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - The month of December can provide exceptional inshore fishing, when the weather cooperates. The speckled and yellowmouth trout are on fire right now, and should continue biting through Dec. There are slot redfish at the jetties, in the creeks and th more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

TROUT FEST.... - The past week I have been booked for 7 days solid. Many of these fine folks that I had aboard the Jettywolf, were past customers that are like me.... ADDICTED TO FLOAT-RIG FISHING AND CATCHING BIG FAT SPECKLED TROUT. We also caught so more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

GO-TIME.....right now. - I have waited through alot of humid 100 degree summer days, sweating thru my shirt and sweat running down my legs by 8am for this moment. And every year, I say exactly the same thing... Its go time folks. Oct 1 thru April 30 the best fishing i more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

400 lbs of Redfish - YES... It's been mullet run time. And 400 pounds of Redfish in as little as a 6 hr day fishing with three guys isn't a fairy tale. And ya' wanna know what is so nice about it? -Unlike fishing the St. Johns River in the heavy current more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

NOW....should be vacation time! - It's October. And already here in N.E. Florida we've had some beautully cool mornings, as I run the river to the first spot. And it feels so GOOD! I know, July is America's Vacation month. But as a die-hard Angler. For me, Vacation month would be more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

A "good" Wet year so far...... - Yep, it's always a good year, when it's a wet year. The St. Johns River needs it, I need it. With tthe water in my area pretty darn salty, any time I can get alot of rain over it and into the river the fishing is always so much better. Thanks more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

GET READY....days are gonna get shorter! - I have a very good friend that was a commercial fisherman for 40 years. We used to also do charters together, when I was booked I gave them to him, and when I had the need for another Captain and boat. Of course, I asked him for the help. And I re more...
Capt. Dave Sipler - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - SEPTEMBER, 2012 The weather begins cooling down this month with more northeasterly breezes blowing in for several days at a time. We also have to keep an eye out for the occasional tropical storm or hurricane. These conditions stimulate all kinds more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville