Jacksonville Florida Fishing reports: July

Heat - Rain - wind - hot water - cool water -bait - no bait. It's all happened in the last few weeks. Gotta love summer in J-ville. It's a fluid world out yonder.....ya gotta stay rigidily flexible. Yeah and that's half the problem. If I'm out day after day, not a single day is ever the same, flexible or not! But we've had some good days, thanks to the quality of the fisherman I've had aboard lately. Here's Kevin, from N Georgia. He was so good that he even caught a nail, a blue work short, and a coffee filter all on the same spot. Let alone a bunch of healthy Mangrove Snappers to 16", and two Specks to 19". While flipping what I call the Lake Pontachatrain rig, out with a big spunky live shrimp. {%image_id=10897%} THe 50 MPH winds and rains didn't bother Kevin or his father in-law Tom as they still fished in the stuff! {%image_id=10895%} {%image_id=10894%} {%image_id=10896%} Then there's was Will, he was a zombie in the morning. Plus like a mummy, wearing long sleeves and rain gear all morning when it was like nice A/C to me. The air temp wasn't 90 at 8am, but rather 80 instead, which felt great! After coming out of his coma like state, he managed a flounder and a 10 pound Jacks Cravalle, a black Drum pup, and some smaller fish. {%image_id=10890%} {%image_id=10891%} The Jack kicked his can! Last week we got run out of town by this!!! {%image_id=10893%} But prior I had Brian catching some good ones. But we had to go, this was looking bad! {%image_id=10892%} Yesterday the 10 of July the beach ocean inlet water temp was 75, right on time for mid summer! This wacko stuff is just part of summer in J-ville. It was 83 degees, and the fish at the inlet were chewin. But now they're not.....wonder why? Daily reports photos, commentary, weather, videos visit www.jacksonvillefishingreports.blogspot.com Or www.captdaves.com for charter info.