Local Full Report Rx4 Fishing

Local Reports

From reports by marinas, bait and tackle shops and guides:

Best Bet

Saltwater
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<p> <b>Saltwater</b> </p>

<p>Inshore north of the St. Johns River: If you're looking to hook up a
big tarpon, the St. Mary's Inlet may be the best place to do it. Fish
the South Jetties with live or dead pogies. Flounder, trout and small
reds are in the creeks. </p>

<p>Inshore south of the St. Johns River: The St. Augustine Inlet has
been hot for flounder, as have the SR 312 Bridge and the Usina Bridge
in Vilano Beach. The pattern seems to be to fish deep for big flounder.
Smaller fish are in the shallows -- and that may have something to do
with all the gigging going on. </p>

<p>St. Johns River mouth and vicinity: Big redfish are in the inlet at
Mayport. They seem to want to eat dead sardines. The trout bite has
turned on with the clear water, but it's getting to be more an early
morning and evening bite with water temperatures rising. </p>

<p>Offshore Mayport: The bottom fishing on the local reefs and wrecks
is good. The Southeast Hole is reported to be the hot spot for kings
and cobia. Trolling out on the ledge has been dead. </p>

<p>Offshore St. Augustine: It is very slow for offshore trolling. Even
the dolphin seem to be gone. There are some nice kingfish off the
beach, especially off Ponte Vedra Beach and south of the inlet on the
Flagler Bottom. </p>

<p>Ocean piers: Action on the Jacksonville Beach Pier has picked up
this week with four kings caught along with some nice trout, big jacks
and a few flounder. At the St. Augustine Beach Pier, the Spanish
Mackerel showed back up mid-week. A 21-inch pompano was caught. Oddly
neither pier reports any catches of whiting. </p>

<p> <b>Freshwater</b> </p>

<p>St. Johns River south to Green Cove Springs: A largemouth bass bite
is unexpectedly lingering all over the river. The Shands Bridge is
producing some trout, but more smallish black drum down deep. The
mullet are beginning to concentrate on the bridge, especially with
winds out of the north. </p>

<p> Green Cove Springs to Palatka: The number of largemouth bass
continues to surprise area fishermen. The bream fishing remains good,
especially if you can find some drop-offs with lily pads or heavy grass
adjacent. Croakers will be in just about any deeper hole you can find,
and these are some of the biggest fish in recent memory when you find
them. </p>

<p>Rodman Reservoir area: The spillway on the Rodman Dam has been
unexpectedly good for largemouth bass and stripers over the past week.
There are a few bream and catfish being caught as well. The Oklawaha
River has been good for panfish, but the catfish bite slowed this week.
</p>

<p>Elsewhere: There are reports of some pompano and whiting on the
beach here. Panfish are in the deeper, cooler areas of the lake. </p>