2025 FWC Seatrout Symposium   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is excited to announce the 2025 Seatrout Symposium which will take place on August 27th at the Daytona Beach Hilton Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach Florida. This one-day event will bring together stakeholders scientists and fisheries managers for an in-dep...

We've been getting together for about the last 5 years - my High School football teammates and yesterday we fished the NSFA Rodeo Tournament. Tony French played linebacker our Senior year Daniel bubba Rhodes anchored one side of the line at offensive tackle while I anchored the other side at tackle. A few years ago we lost teammate Raymond Keen w...

Charter Captain Jesse Stubbs has been leading the way lately to bring light to the absurdity of the City's management (and lack thereof) of our ONLY City boat ramp. He's uncovered some conflicts that may leave the City legally vulnerable as they attempt to develop our once working waterfront into Disney 2.0..   Signs Signs Everywhere a Sign! Confl...

I fished Friday with Bill Foran and his daughter Casey meeting them up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We made a quick run up and over to the Jolley River turned into the  bank and worked back. Our first cast produced a bite and Fish On! That's the way you like to start a trip!  Casey expertly worked in a nice Flounder to kick the day off....

After meeting Cary Bennett and his granddaughters Chloe and Zoe down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp this morning we made a quick run up the intracoastal to dip into Jackstaff turn into the current that had just started in and began to pitch jigs and live shrimp.  We worked a good stretch the trio of anglers were making good casts and finally Cary...

I was craving some Shrimp Chowder and after googling a few recipe's and getting the gist of what others were using I threw this together. Most of the recipe's called for 1lb of Shrimp. I had 3lbs and used it all!  You know how you order something from a restaurant and get just a few shrimp? Why skimp if you're making it yourself! 2       Cups pee...

We had a beautiful morning today to wrap up the week before the holiday weekend when I met John Raker and his mother Betty out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp. We eased north and around Seymore's Pointe and tried some float rigs and live shrimp on a tide that had been going out for about an hour. Both Betty and John were getting excellent drifts -...

We had a nice breezy morning today just enough to keep it from getting hot. I had met David Wanda and Charlie Morton up at Old Town Bait and Tackle on a tide that had been going out for about 2 hours. We eased out of Eagans Creek and made a short run over to Lanceford Creek to fish some dock pilings with jigs and live shrimp. Wanda knocked the sku...

Another beautiful day a smorgasbord of different back water fish caught: Redfish Jack Crevalle Black Drum Toad Fish Sea Bass Ladyfish Shark Flounder and Seatrout. I had met Steve Locke and  his fishing buddies Jason and Scott out at Goffinsville Park boat ramp early this morning and we made a quick run down the Nassau to Spanish Drop and fished s...

Another pretty morning thankfully -clear skies mild temperature and just a slight breeze. I met Pete Nolan and his fishing buddy Jeff down at Sawpit Creek and with a baitwell full of live shrimp we made the run up the intracoastal made a veer into Jackstaff and turned into the incoming current with plans to fish the bank with jigs. The tide had be...

As Summer continues to approach and the Sun continues to warm the sea water the ocean has undergone some changes over the past few weeks. The king mackerel were here in decent numbers the last week of April but have disappeared over the past few weeks. The bottom fish offshore have also tapered off in […] The post May 14 2025 – Jacksonville FL app...

Boy what a beautiful morning we had after a weekend of rain and last nights downpour. I had met Jeff and Cindy Patrick up at the Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp early and after easing out of Eagans Creek we made a short run up to the outside of Tyger Island turned into the current on a tide that had been coming in a few hours and started tossi...

What a great day! After meeting Roger and Tina Pickett down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning we headed up the intracoastal with dolphins rolling off to our port. Our first stop was up at Poteat Point and first cast produced a fish - Tina was on the rod to knock the skunk off when she expertly battled a big Jack Crevalle to the net. B...

...a combined report from Friday May 1st and today May 5th with the 60th Annual Shrimp Fest squeezed in between! Friday I fished with Chris Pyle and his friends Byron and Nick meeting them down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp. We hit a number of spots fishing mostly floats and picked up Catfish Ladyfish Seatrout and Nick got his first Redfish. Chri...

Over the past couple weeks the ocean has come alive with different options. On the long run the Mahi bite is on fire fishing temperature breaks and weed lines. Live bait or trolled ballyhoo are the baits of choice. Outside 50 miles the Bottom fishing for Mutton’s and Mangroves is picking up along with Amberjack […] The post April 2025 appeared fir...

We had the prettiest day all week - sunshine with a just a cloud now and then not too hot not too cool and just a faint amount of breeze to keep the bugs off. After meeting Rich Voelbel and his fishing partner Steve down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp we made our way up the Nassau and ran all the way up to Broward Island to fish the first of an incomi...

We had a beautiful day this morning but when I stepped out to get the boat ready the flags on the front of the house were blowing and I said uh-oh. When I came back in to have a little breakfast I checked the weather again - sunshine with wind holding steady at 12mph.  That's really not bad but just enough to be aggravating to casters who would b...

I finished up a great week of fishing yesterday fishing with an all-guys group from Chicago - Wes Metheney   his son Jack and friends PJ and Emmitt. We met down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp early  and run up the Nassau to make our first stop at a large drainage at Seymore's Pointe. They were getting good drifts with their float rigs on the first...

About when I think I've got fishing figured out I get surprised. This morning after meeting Henry Ross his sister Laura and her husband Dennis down at the Sawpit Creek boat ramp we ran up the intracoastal up the Nassau and set up on a large outflow to toss float rigs and live shrimp on the first of an outgoing tide. I would have bet a dollar that...

The last couple of days there has been a trend of catching fish early on that first of a high and outgoing tide and that trend held today. I had met Wes Metheney and his son Jack down at Sawpit Creek boat ramp early this morning - the gnats wanted to carry me off as I waited for them to arrive but as we ran up the intracoastal I saw that we now h...

2025 FWC Seatrout Symposium   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is excited to announce the 2025 Seatrout Symposium which will take place on August 27th at the Daytona Beach Hilton Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach Florida. This one-day event will bring together stakeholders scientists and fisheries managers for an in-dep...

Charter Captain Jesse Stubbs has been leading the way lately to bring light to the absurdity of the City's management (and lack thereof) of our ONLY City boat ramp. He's uncovered some conflicts that may leave the City legally vulnerable as they attempt to develop our once working waterfront into Disney 2.0..   Signs Signs Everywhere a Sign! Confl...

I fished Friday with Bill Foran and his daughter Casey meeting them up at Old Town Bait and Tackle boat ramp. We made a quick run up and over to the Jolley River turned into the  bank and worked back. Our first cast produced a bite and Fish On! That's the way you like to start a trip!  Casey expertly worked in a nice Flounder to kick the day off....

We've been getting together for about the last 5 years - my High School football teammates and yesterday we fished the NSFA Rodeo Tournament. Tony French played linebacker our Senior year Daniel bubba Rhodes anchored one side of the line at offensive tackle while I anchored the other side at tackle. A few years ago we lost teammate Raymond Keen w...