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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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Doctors Lake Park Fishing Pier ( Clay County ) 6/10/2012 3:37:01 AM -
Bunnies Web Reef 5/17/2014 1:29:48 AM - Bunnies Web Reef has lots of artificial reefs in close proximity of here. There are 500 reef balls, varying from the size of a basketball to the size of a sedan were de
Bert Maxwell Fishing Pier 6/10/2012 3:37:02 AM -
Fish Haven SA 2/5/2017 11:55:16 PM - Fish Haven SA
SEAMAP Nearshore Hard Bottom 6/5/2012 2:05:56 AM -
Platform 6/21/2019 12:34:32 PM -
NATURAL BOTTOM & DUMPSTERS 5/6/2011 11:53:05 PM - 29.945666666667 -81.183
Reddie Point Preserve Fishing Pier 6/10/2012 3:37:01 AM -
BC 6/10/2012 4:13:06 AM -
KBY 90ft Barge 2 4/26/2017 6:29:10 PM -
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There is a 20.63% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 1792 Black Sea Bass counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE BLACK SEA BASS COUNTS CHART
There is a 15.25% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 1325 Spotted Seatrout counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE SPOTTED SEATROUT COUNTS CHART
There is a 13.16% catch rate for Whiting, based on 1143 Whiting counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE WHITING COUNTS CHART
There is a 12.41% catch rate for Red Drum, based on 1078 Red Drum counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE RED DRUM COUNTS CHART
There is a 8.76% catch rate for Sheepshead, based on 761 Sheepshead counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE SHEEPSHEAD COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.95% catch rate for Silver Perch, based on 256 Silver Perch counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE SILVER PERCH COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.82% catch rate for Weakfish, based on 245 Weakfish counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE WEAKFISH COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.56% catch rate for Vermilion Snapper, based on 222 Vermilion Snapper counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE VERMILION SNAPPER COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.39% catch rate for Black Drum, based on 208 Black Drum counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE BLACK DRUM COUNTS CHART
There is a 2.16% catch rate for Pinfish, based on 188 Pinfish counted.
ENLARGE JACKSONVILLE PINFISH COUNTS CHART
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.
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Right Off The Bat 1/28/2023 5:58:00 PM - I wrapped my week up fishing with Frank Wytiaz and his long time buddy and fellow Vietnam veteran Brad meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning. We
New Spots 1/27/2023 5:35:00 PM - I was meeting Steve Locke and his brother Mike down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp and rather than making my usual run up the Nassau we decided to fish the area a bit before
The Final Fish 1/26/2023 5:18:00 PM - When I talked to Glenn Langford last evening he indicated he'd like to target Sheepshead on our trip this morning. So when I met him and his wife Patti down at the Sawpit Cr
Re-Connecting Fishing Buddies 1/21/2023 12:32:00 PM - Yesterday I fished with Carmen Santamaria who had his old time fishing buddy Tony with him when we met up at the Dee Dee Bartels Park boat ramp. There was just a slight bre
Cool and Clear For Trout and Redfish 1/16/2023 7:35:00 PM - We fished out of Dee Dee Bartels Park today when I met Mark Averbuch and his son Cutler and grandson Harvey early this morning. It was still in the 30's but there were clear
Recipe of the Month: Oyster Stew 1/14/2023 6:21:00 PM - Finally! We stopped by Houston's Meat Market on the way home and picked up a bushel of oysters - they were from Virginia - the York River. Coincidently we had oysters at a pa
Beautiful Day for a Birthday 1/10/2023 8:35:00 PM - We had a beautiful morning greet us when I met Bob Kossman down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp with plans to make a morning of fishing on his birth day! We eased around to th
New Year - Great Fishing 1/6/2023 5:51:00 PM - I kicked off the new year yesterday fishing with Allen and Lavern Webb meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early on a clear sunny morning - and just a small bit
Split Trip – Jan 1st 2023 – Happy New Year!! 1/1/2023 1:02:00 PM - On Jan 1 2023 the forecast was beautiful and the Cape Horn was available so we opened a “split trip”. A “split trip” is where we basically turn a private charter boat into a
Book Ended By Trout 12/31/2022 10:30:00 AM - I wrapped up my week and my year fishing with the Averbuch's -Mark his son Jared and his 8yo grandson Max meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning.
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