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2008-07-06 07:50:22
Jacksonville, Florida - Saltwater Fishing Report
Back Waters
Well I went on my first gigging trip this year Saturday night July the 5th. Flounder gigging is very addictive once you have done it a few times. The tide wasn’t exactly right and I could not find anybody to go but I had to do it….
Going solo is a little more work as far as polling the boat along in the shallows and you also go by quite a few flounder that you see a little too late.
It’s always cool to see all the other fish and marine life at night also. The water was clean except when you came thru a school of big Red fish and they scattered.
All in all it was fun. I probably saw 13 or 14 Flounder mostly small but legal size. I try not to gig them unless they are a few pounds and I only need a few for a little fresh Flounder dinner.
Out of all the Flounder I saw I picked 4 of the nicer ones. It was great fun and the fire is burning in me again now. You can gig all the way thru December in Jacksonville with good numbers of Flounder. Also in the fall the average size is 5lbs or so.
Tight lines Capt. James Howard
Jacksonville Florida (904)651-9557
Fish Species: Flounder
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Method Used: Gigging
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About The Author: Captain James Howard
Company: Go Fish Jax
Area Reporting: Jacksonville, North East Florida
Bio: Being a native of Northeast Florida I have enjoyed the excellent fishing and wildlife this area has to offer. I have been fishing the Jacksonville Florida area over 30 years with many a memorable fishing trip starting when I was a kid. We are in between and only minutes away from Amelia Island and St. Augustine, we can enjoy the fishing any direction. From downtown to the mouth of the ocean and all the back water in between.
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