Fishing Reports by Capt. Bob Cosby

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - We're now in the depths of summer and the tropical storms are cranking up. We've had cold water along the coast most of the summer caused by prevailing SW winds. Recent SE winds should warm the coastal waters and improve the tarpon fishing, which has more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - Summer is in full swing now with several kingfish tournaments completed and tarpon being caught in the pogie pods off the beach. Two significant weather events have influenced fishing recently. A couple of weeks ago our end of the state got 12 plu more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - May fishing report Jacksonville area waters The fishing has really picked up recently with the warmer water temperatures and arrival of migratory fish and bait. Spanish mackerel were thick a couple of weeks ago throughout the river system. Now th more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - Late March/early April is a good time to wet a line in the salt waters of northeast Florida. The spanish mackerel arrived last week and showed up throughout the St Johns River system east of the Dames Point bridge all in one day! This seems a litt more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - Fishing for the next couple of months is very dependent upon the weather conditions. Some fish, such as the sheephead, yellowmouth trout, sea bass, drum, and bluefish don't seem to mind the cold weather. Speckled trout and redfish will continue more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I'm back from our fall excursion to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I was fortunate to catch a large Atlantic salmon this trip. The only downside was missin more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - It's October and bull red time is here! The spawners have returned to area inlets and river channels from their offshore haunts once again. These fish will eat crab, as well as live and cut bait fished deep. Often their air bladder is inflated w more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - We are still reeling from the massive rainfall we recieved from hurricane, I mean tropical storm, Fay. The fishing has been very inconsistent around the mouth of the river, which is very dirty and tannine colored. Some tarpon are hanging around the more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report jacksonville area waters - Now that the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament is over, maybe we can get back to normal.The boat ramps have been very busy. The water temperature has warmed up to the lower 80's, and the kingfish bit pretty well over the past week or so. Ribbo more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville

Inshore/nearshore report Jacksonville area waters - The fishing has been hot at the jetties and along the beach. One afternoon we caught 19 reds, and 18 were oversize. Be extra careful releasing/reviving fish at the jetties. Recently, I had a large red devoured at boatside by a big (I think) black-tip more...
Capt. Bob Cosby - Jacksonville