Its now mid June and the temperature outside is blazing hot in the middle of the day. To beat the heat I have been running most trips early at 630am. We were greeted with light winds and an outgoing tide with a low at 730am. The first few spots we checked were along the river and we struggled to find feeding fish but soon were able to get a nice redfish to the boat. The flounder fishing we did led to us catching seven fish but managed to only find one keeper out of the bunch. As the tide came back in the flounder began to bite better but our time ran out as it began to really flow in.

The longest days of the year just occurred over the past weekend. Lots of sun and flat calm waters are starting to become a regular occurrence. We had beautiful conditions on this trip and decided to start the day fishing a couple of creeks at high tide. After spending an hour or so hunting for redfish we finally broke the ice and had a fish tight on the rod. However, it wasnt a redfish but instead we had a nice flounder that quickly made its way to the cooler. After the flounder we switched gears and decided to double down and chase flounder for the rest of the trip. We used both live mullet and mud minnows as well as artificial lures to land our 7 keeper flounder. We threw back several other flounder that were short of the 14” minimum. Along with the Flounder we were able to catch several spanish mackerel that are planned to made into smoked fish dip.

Had the pleasure to fish another slam tournament this past weekend with an old friend of mine. We set out that morning beginning our day throwing some artificial lures in and around creek mouths. We had success landing several decent trout on topwater. As the sun rose we busted out the cast net and rounded up a few dozen live finger mullet to use on carolina rigs in search of redfish and flounder. We immediately had success on the live mullet catching a nice slot red on our first cast with the mullet. We then had two of the three in our livewell so now it was time to go look for a Flounder. We managed to catch 7 flounder that day but couldnt find any giants. We were also able to catch several more big trout throughout the day on live mullet. Ended up weighing in a bag of 8lbs in the tournament which did not land us any prizes but we came home with plenty of delicious filets that were blackend the next day with friends and family.

Its the end of April and the water temp in the St.Johns river is creeping into the low to mid 70s. The mullet are thick in the Intracoastal waterway serving as a great source of food for the North Florida Slam. The slam includes catching a Redfish, Trout, and flounder all in one trip. Although these three species are abundant in the St. Johns river its no easy feat to catch all three in one day. For the next several weeks the opportunity to catch a slam will be at its best until the water gets too hot. Big seatrout are spawning and on the hunt and my favorite the Flounder have begun to invade their usual haunts. On my last trip the hardest fish for us to find that day for our slam was the Redfish. We had two great opportunities with one slot sized and one Bull Red both pulling hooks next to the boat. Although we didnt successfully catch our slam that day we managed to bring home three keeper flounder and a speckled trout.

In the mext two months the Flounder in Northeast Florida will start to move in to our coastal waters along the coast and in the St. Johns River. Ill be targeting them using a variety of artificial lires as well as live bait. We will focus on spots that hold a lot of structure and have a good flow current. I love fishing for flounder and the bottom bumping style that is used. Not only is it an awesome bite but they taste amazing blackened or fried. Book today to get out and chase some spring time flounder. As a bonus while targeting flounder we will be in areas where the highly prized pompano dwells as well. While we fish for flounder we will cast more specific baits in to see if any pomano are around and hungry.

On the last day of March we were gifted a beautiful morning of liggt winds and a low incomjng tide. We set out in search of crawling redfish on shallow flats and targeted them with artificial lures. We had quick success boating two redfish that we sight fished. The angler on todays trip made a great casts and was able to decieve the fish without spooking them. After the tide rose for a couple hours we switched up out tactics and set out to look for a variety of species. We fished live shrimp and fiddler crabs and were able to land several nice sheepshead, trout, and a few more small red fish.