Dave Sipler

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Dave Sipler

Jacksonville, Forenede Stater

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Captain Dave Sipler has been a full-time captain/guide, since 1996. He has been fishing since he was only five years old, since he could hold a rod. Even though he comes from a family of fishermen, with a grandfather who was a die-hard angler, Captain Dave is a first generation captain, mostly self-taught. He specializes in organizing kid-friendly and safe fishing trips, as well as putting his clients on top of trophy Speckled Seatrout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, and giant Redfish.

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2 FOR FISHING THE TIDE

Jacksonville

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2 til fiskeri med tidevandet den September 26, 2026 • 2 voksne
Kaptajn Dave var fantastisk. Vi ville finde nogle store rød trommefisk, og Dave holdt os ude og søgte, indtil vi ramte et skjult hotspot sidst på dagen! Uanset hvad din drømmetur er, vil Kaptajn Dave gøre alt, hvad han kan, for at sikre, at du får den!
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September 27, 2026
nu ved du hvor vigtige tidevand (månefaser) er her i NE Florida.👍 du glemte et par stykker......

Hvad bider på krogen med 2 FOR FISHING THE TIDE i Jacksonville

I oktober er der to ord på læberne af enhver lystfisker i Jacksonville: Tyr Rød trommefisk. Store Røde gyder på sletten - hold øje med deres plettede haler, når du stager eller vader mod dem, og øv dit kast.

Topfangster for October

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Angler proudly displaying a large Speckled Trout while fishing near a rocky jetty.

BEST, for humans and fish alike.

Sep 26, 2026 • Jacksonville

Very Soon, We’ll Be “Cool” It’s 9/23/2026 right now, and here in Jacksonville, Florida, it’s not as bad as it was a month ago. We’re finally feeling cooler air temps. Just two days ago I was up a creek in shallow water, catching one Flounder after another, plus some Seatrout and Redfish, casting a double-rig of soft plastics on jigheads. The water temp was down 6 degrees from just 10 days earlier. No, it’s not really the air temp that controls the water temps. It’s the Atlantic Ocean. As we move into the fall season, ocean currents change, and the local coastal water temps change with them. There’s also the length of the days. “Length of days, it’s all about the length of days, Dave.” That’s what my ole “sea daddy,” Capt. Randall Dyal, used to preach to me. Sea daddy: a fishing mentor, the kind of guy who probably forgot more than most people will ever know. Capt. Randall was a lifelong commercial fisherman and a successful “great white hunter.” He traveled North America in search of trophy whitetail deer and wild turkey, and he passed on to me the knowledge he gained. That quote was part of it. Capt. Randall is gone now, but I can still pull up on a certain spot in the St. Johns River and hear him say, “Look for that break in the bottom, and only fish it 2 hours after low tide at the Inlet.” I Have My Own Sayings Too “When booking a fishing charter starting Oct. 1st, always have a back-up date too.” During the heat of summer, there can be 7 days between weather fronts. We barely notice them, because every day is basically the same: hot, hot, hot, with someone in the county getting a late-afternoon thunderstorm between 1 and 6pm that’s so wicked you want nothing to do with it out on the water. All that starts to change around October. The days between “fronts” get closer and closer, and those weather changes can bring big winds, a fisherman’s nemesis! Say you picked a great tide day but the wind is blowing 25 knots. It’s gonna be one tough, long day on the water. Starting October 1, Tides Matter “Some tides are better than others, especially during the fall season.” Not all tides are created equal. That’s why my rate is one flat rate for the day for two people. Fishing the tide, which runs 6 hours, gives us a shot at what I want as your “guide.” Remember, YOU are picking the date 90% of the time. I’m doing my best with what Mother Nature gives me. So many 4-hour, supposedly half-day trips could have been better if we’d just had some extra wiggle room. That’s why I don’t even discuss half days during the fall, winter and spring seasons. For 30 years, I’ve always counted a day as at least 6 hours. We always want to give it our best shot, right?

Your next Jacksonville inshore fishing g

Aug 28, 2026 • Jacksonville

Giving you the info you need. REDFISH, RED DRUM, EVEN IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER The most consistent “sport fish” during the hot summer months is the Redfish. They really don’t mind the 87 degree water temps. When fishing the shallow saltmarsh areas. I’ve been able to find them on both tides, high and low. But they aren’t everywhere. Just like me, they have their favorite hang-outs. Around shell bars, Oysterbeds, and creek mouths. The only problem I’m having is that we have so much bait around. Mullet are everywhere. And that’s our competition. I’ve been casting soft plastics on light 1/8th to 1/4 ounce jigheads. With hope my lure stands out enough with all the bait swimming around. Yeah, Redfish like the slower moving “crustaceans” such as crabs and shrimp. But so do the small bait stealer fish, too. You absolutely must wear polarized sunglasses, so you can see where the underwater structure is, so not to hang up on the oysterbeds, every cast. Being able to see underwater in the shallows is so essential. Look for the Redfish to get thicker and larger as fall approaches. And here in N.E. Florida that should start happening in September. As far as the BIG Bull Redfish, the ones we measure in pounds versus inches. It’s so funny. I can spot a rookie in a second on Youtube. They measure a Redfish, instead of weighing it. Around here, you can’t even keep one over 27 inches (tail pinched) so who really cares how long it was. It isn’t going in the cooler anyhow. It’s “sport fishing” for sure, just for the fun of it. And by October, it’s 100% go-time for the fish that go 20-40 pounds. It’s a “bait-n-wait” fishing. They’ll bite in the river. When our tidal current is just right. And generally speaking they want 30 feet over their head. It’s nothing I spend the whole day doing. Like I said, “it’s bait -n-wait fishing”. I’d say 90% of all my customers over the last 30 years have caught their largest fish of their life bottom fishing for these Bull Redfish. But at the same time, everyone wants fish to take home. So this is not going to be that fishing. We have to fish the shallower waters, casting baits in the saltmarsh for any “keepers”. I find it funny that after all these years, many customers have caught the latest fish of their lifetime, but then complain they have no Redfish to take home. I call that “looking a gift horse in the mouth.” Again, that’s why I don’t split days into all kinds of hours. Half days, ¾ days, Full days. For 30 years, I’ve offered a one price day, for up to 6 hours. Because you may want to try your hand at big Bull Redfish, before or after a day in the Marsh creeks. If you reserved a 1/2 day, which is 99% of the time just 4 hours. There may not be time or TIDE to do any other styles of Redfishing. And because I do a max. of 2 persons. It’s very easy to switch up and try different techniques and tackle. Besides, I fish shallow waters a lot, and we cast a lot, too. You don’t do that with groups of 3 or even 4. Keep that in mind when you book a day of inshore fishing. You’re not putting 4-6 people on a 17’ flats boat targeting Bonefish in the Florida Keys. And I've never seen a Bass boat with 4-6 people on it, fishing for Large mouths in a lake either. Just because it’s saltwater fishing, doesn’t make ‘’Redfish fishing’’ any different.

If ''I'', was to book a fishing trip

Aug 21, 2026 • Jacksonville

FIRST THING I'D DO, IS RESERVE MY DATE WELL AHEAD, WITH MY GUIDES RECOMMENDATIONS. -I'D ASK, "WHAT IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR?" -WHAT DO YOU RECCOMEND? -I'D WANT TO PASS ON MY "FISHING EXPERIENCE". -I'D BE HUMBLE. ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE NEVER FISHED N.E. FLORIDA BEFORE. - I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T TREAT MY FISHING DAY LIKE BOOKING A UBER TO TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST TAVERN OR RESTAURANT.

Angler proudly displaying a large Speckled Trout while fishing from a boat in a scenic waterway.

TROPHY SPECKLED SEA TROUT IN 100 DEGREES

Jul 16, 2026 • Jacksonville

REPORT WITH BRETT FROM TENN. STARTED OUT WITH SMALL CREEK TROUT, MANY OF THEM AND SUPER SMALL REDFISH, AND POTATO CHIP SMALL FLOUNDER, LOADS OF FISH, ON GULP TWISTER TAILS I WANT TO USE UP. STEREO TYPICAL SUMMER ACTION. (LOADS OF FISH CAUGHT, MANY MANY SPECIES) JUST NOT ALOT OF ''KEEPERS'' IN STATE OF FLORIDA. ONLY 2 KEEPER FLOUNDER. MOVED AROUND, MANY LADYFISH IN THE RIVER, A FEW JACKS. ANY WHERE ALONG DOCKS OR ROCKS WITH FLOAT-RIGS & TINY ''LOCAL'' SHRIMP, MEANT BAIT -STEALERS GALORE. FLOAT-RIG FISHING IN DEEP SUMMER IS ALMOST A WASTE OF TIME WITH SHRIMP....MAY BE OK WITH WITH SMALL MULLET. BUT USUALLY DON'T HAVE "TIDE" TO WASTE CHASING DOWN 2" MULLET. I'M SURE ITS MUCH BETTER 30 MILES SOUTH, WHERE THE SALINITY IS PURE OCEAN WATER. BUT I DON'T LIVE/FISH, 30 MILES SOUTH. BY AFTERNOON, AND TIDE SCREAMING OUT OF THE CREEKS BRETT USED A LIVE ''SHRIMP-N-JIG COMBO MEAL'', AND A 23" TROUT LIKED THE MENU OFFERING. OF COURSE, IN THE COMMUNIST FISH STATE. WE LEFT FOR THE DOCK, WITH JUST 2 FLOUNDER IN THE FISH BAG, SINCE TROUT ARE RARE, (SARCASM) ENDANGERED SPECIES IN N.E. FLORIDA AND WE HAD TO RELEASE THIS TROPHY SIZED MALE FISH. NO FRIED TROUT SANDWICHES!

A young angler and his grandfather proudly display a large Speckled Trout while fishing on a boat.

SUMMER TIME IN THE CALM MARSH

Jun 3, 2026 • Jacksonville

ITS ALWAYS "CALM" IN THE SALT MARSH CREEKS. FLOAT-RIGGIN'...aka: SLIP FLOAT AND A LIVE FRISKY SHRIMP. RELAX & FISH!

TIDES - TIDES - TIDES - TIDES - FISH

Apr 21, 2026 • Jacksonville

DAY 2 WITH THE "TRAVELLER" LEFT MAYPORT AT 1pm DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH 6 HRS OF A RISING TIDE AND NO BITES LIKE YESTERDAY. INSTEAD..."WE NEVER CAUGHT THE FIRST REDFISH?" NOT FROM A LACK OF TRYING, THATS FOR SURE. BUT, AS THE TIDE TURNED WE CAUGHT PLENTY OF TROUT, WITH 4 GOOD KEEPERS, AND LOTS OF FLOUNDER. AND 2 KEEPERS. THE SO-CALLED 5-10 KNOT WINDS UP IN THE CREEK WAS THE "JOKE ON US". IT WAS SUPER WINDY. BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS. WE AT LEAST ONLY HAD TO WASTE, AND WE DID GETTING WAKE IN THE RIVER, 2 HRS OF THE HIGH TIDE, AND CAUGHT BASICALLY ZERO, STILL LOOKING FOR THOSE SCHOOLS OF YELLOWMOUTH TROUT ON PLACES WE CAUGHT THEM "EVERY YEAR THIS TIME, EXCEPT...THIS YEAR!!!" ANOTHER JOKE ON US. WE HAD A GOOD TIME UP IN THE SALTMARSH, AS THE DAY GOT LATER IT TURNED REALLY NICE. THE "NO REDFISH" THING WAS CONFUSING. BAIT EVERYWHERE AT DEAD LOW. BUT MY OLE SAYING STILL RINGS TRUE FOR BAZARO WORLD FLORIDA, "BAIT BAIT EVERYWHERE AND NO FISH TO EAT THEM". ON THE WAY OUT OF THE CREEK, WE SLOWLY DRIFTED SOME GIANT OYSTER MOUNDS LOOKING TO SEE IF REDFISH WERE AROUND. MAYBE THERE WAS. BUT THE TRAVELLER SAID, "I'M DONE", SO WE HEADED BACK TO MAYPORT BOAT RAMP TO MAKE THE DONUTS. TRAVELLER BOB DOESN'T DO THE INCESSANT HEAT THING OF SUMMER. HE'S NOT LIKE THE AVERAGE TOURIST. HE'S A TRUE ANGLER, ONE OF THE FEW I'VE HAD AS REPEAT CUSTOMERS. HEAT AND SWEATING HE KNOWS ISN'T THE FINEST FISHING IN JAX. SO THE NEXT TIME HE'S COMING WILL BE LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER. THE "TRAVELLER" ONLY TRAVELS WHEN THE TEMP IS RIGHT. NEXT TIME HE VOWS WON'T BE ON RISING TIDE DAYS. THATS FOR SURE.