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Situated on the Atlantic coastline, Jacksonville is the most populous city in all of Florida. It was one of the first cities settled along the coast thanks to its deep-water port access. The city has been built around St. Johns River, which means that this is the ideal location for both saltwater and freshwater fishing. There are few other places that can match the range of Jacksonville fishing.
While there is plenty of variety for your Jacksonville fishing ventures, the area is best known for king mackerel. In fact, Jacksonville is actually the location of the biggest kingfish tournament in the entire region. The reason why is pretty obvious when you reel in your first fish. The waters around Jacksonville are full of mackerel. With such a robust population, many of the fish grow to be full-sized adults. Moreover, they feed quite prolifically. This makes a mackerel fishing adventure especially exhilarating. Mackerel are most often found on the many reefs and wrecks just off the shore in the Atlantic.
Beyond mackerel, there are many other options for Jacksonville fishing. The local population of cobia is plentiful, and many people like to snag a memorable red snapper. There are also many species of grouper and snapper that are caught nearshore. If you are looking for inshore fishing options, Jacksonville does not disappoint with black drum, flounder, sheepshead, spotted sea trout (speckled trout), and redfish as the prime targets.
Offshore of Jacksonville, anglers can encounter billfish such as blue marlin, sailfish, swordfish, and white marlin. Wahoo and the many dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi) that frequent these waters provide plenty of actions as well. In the deep on bottom there is also lots of tilefish and rosefish that keep anglers busy.
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Big Jacks Show Up It was kind of a weird day today - overcast and breezy and the water was chopped up and muddy but itwas comfortable for the most part with the sun blocked. I had met Glenn a
Flounder and Finally Some Slot Reds Short report today...did a double then an AIGA meeting this evening reporting late... I fished with Steve and Carron Frost this morning on a tide that was coming in. We fish
Nice Breeze and Pleasant Fishing I kicked off the week with a trip out of the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp after meeting Chanterelle and John Damer and their daughter Ava early this morning. We eased
Recipe of the Month: An 1870's Recipe for Oyster Fritters I was reading a book The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky - it's a very interesting story about the history of oysters and oystering and oyster houses in New York City beginning
Vintage Fishing: Gadabout Gaddis Way Way Way back before cable and before streaming there was an angler Roscoe Vernon Gadabout Gaddis. who flew his plane around the country in the 1940's and 50's and 60's
JUNE 2026 – WE DON’T NEED RED SNAPPER!! Since Red Snapper remains closed in the Atlantic Ocean we target other species that are better to eat and more fun to fight than the genuine American Red Snapper. We’ve done
New Lucky Hat I was back to work today fishing south with John Foreman and his SIL Chase and grandson Nate. We left the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early running up the intracoastal then up th
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Rodeo Redfish Win! Check presentation I don't do a lot of tournaments mainly because it takes a different mindset to be successful but as the saying goes even a blind squirrel can find an acorn
It Could Have Been Called.... ...the Dara Flounder Show! She put three keepers in the box and had a couple of other shorts during our fishing trip today. I had her and her husband William and father Bob
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