What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Jacksonville, Florida for the first time?

Check seasons. The only problem was we could not keep any of our catch. Still had a blast catching and releasing tons of fish.

Summer time is hot in Florida. Bring some shade, sun screen, cooler full of water and beer, snacks. Everything else is a great time on a boat!

This was our first trip in Jax and we caught so many fish in an 8 hour trip. We went on a sunny day with 1-2 ft seas. It was hot, so stay hydrated and bring extra water.

Austin is great. He helped inexperienced with how to fish and explained the ins and outs of how fish live. He is super knowledgeable and friendly. We will definitely book with him again!!

Make sure you go in the morning during the summer as the afternoons are very hot. Book with Sea Dancer as the captain knows exactly where to go and how to catch fish.

Where a sun hat, bring a lot of water, take dramamine the night before and again in the morning to help with sea sickness, lotion sunscreen (avoid aerosol) and tip your captain!!

If you want to catch some fish you gotta go with Mr. Dennis. We had a blast!! Best fishing trip ever.

Weather is variable and hard to predict end of May but thankfully predictions can be wrong and what was supposed to be a stormy day ended up beautiful!

You will expect some winds and some rain on the water in Jacksonville you Definitely.Have to put your time in to find we're the fish are.

Make sure you dress appropriately for the weather! I personally recommend layering. Can be pretty cool in the morning but warms up nicely!

Caught a few, just wanted more keepers. Kept 2 out of 6 caught on a 4 hour trip. Captain Bill was great.

Ryan was really good at teaching us how to fish and helping us! It was my first time fishing and I got it down immediately. I would just recommend patience!

It’s cold! Dress for the cold and you’ll have a great day! Put some Vaseline on your face to prevent chapped cheeks or get yourself a balaclava :)

Expect fishing to be a little slower in August but you can still catch a few big ones if you hit the right spots

Notice that once you come in the presence of captain Travis that you will feel know that you are in good hands.

It is all weather dependent! Don't get upset if you don't catch a whole bunch of fish, there are so many factors at play. Just relax and have a good time!

You can’t be out during the heat of the day. The bite rapidly fades off as it gets warmer. Sunrise to about 10am is pretty good

Go for a charter. There so much to learn and I tried for a year to learn it myself and was doing it all wrong.

Just to have fun and remember to be safe and listen to captain they have alot of knowledge on fishing.

Do not build up any unreasonable expectations. Just expect to enjoy the water/experience, and if you do have many hookups and do catch fish you can keep…that’s a big bonus.

Talk to the locals and try and figure out what they're biting the rig they're using to catch the fish and it what depths are they catching them

Wear tons of industrial strenght sunscreen and bring a rashguard! Also, take arm day at the gym seriously. You will need all of the upper body strength you've got to pull some of these giants in!

End of April was much better than.mid February on our experience. We changed the annual trip for the warmer days, which paid off nicely

Make sure you are aware of when the kingfish run. I was in the area because of work but if I had a choice I would have come a few week later to troll for them

It was a little chilly but if you dress wright you won't have a problem. I dressed in layers and was comfortable. Loved it.

Beaver, pear, tree any weather just left the TVC stayed an extra week and only a couple of days of sunshine. Be flexible.

It was a pleasant time to fish. The weather was mild. It seemed like there was a wide variety of fish to target.

Double check on the season and your target fish but like me I was coming here to visit anyway and hooked onto more fish than I could count.

Get with Captain Rami on the Saturnian and he will give you a great day along with fishing knowledge you can take with you .

Have a specific fish that you and your crew want to fish, book a large boat with Buck Rogers Charters.