Where the St. Johns River meets the Atlantic, spartina marsh runs unbroken from Amelia Island to St. Augustine. Classic Southeast creek fishing — flood-tide reds, docks stacked with sheepshead, and a jetty system that fishes all year.
Region: Florida Atlantic · FL. Coordinates 30.4000, -81.4500.
This zone reads from NOAA CO-OPS tide station 8720218 — Mayport (Bar Pilots Dock), FL — for tide predictions and observed water level, with wind, gusts, air temperature and marine warnings from Open-Meteo and the National Weather Service. Water temperature comes from the same station's thermometer.
Every reading is fetched when you open the page, so nothing here is a published forecast: the tide timeline covers the next 48 hours with highs, lows and moon phase, and the bite outlook scores the current tide stage, water temperature, wind and pressure for the species you pick. Open the console to watch this water on one screen, or see it in context on the coastal map.
For recreation only — not for navigation. In an emergency call 911 or hail the Coast Guard on VHF 16.
Catalog species that hold in this zone: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Tarpon, Spanish Mackerel.
| Season | Species present |
|---|---|
| spring | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Southern Flounder |
| summer | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Southern Flounder, Spanish Mackerel |
| fall | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Southern Flounder, Black Drum |
| winter | Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Sheepshead, Black Drum |
Regional targets beyond the catalog: Bluefish (fall run).
What to tie on: 28 lures and baits in the lure & bait database are proven for the species that hold in Jacksonville & the First Coast, and the smart lure tool narrows them to today's conditions on this water.
Winter drops the water clean and stacks trout and reds deep in the creeks — dead-slow presentations win. Spring wakes the whole marsh and brings spawning sheepshead to the jetties. Summer is flood-tide tailing season with tarpon on the pogies outside. Fall is the run of runs: bull reds at the jetties, a beach full of mullet and the creeks emptying shrimp on every falling tide.
Base camps and launch areas inside this zone:
Running these waters? Pull the official NOAA chart before you go — it opens centered on this zone. Check the regulations for Jacksonville & the First Coast for current size and bag limits, and run the launch-prep checklist before you leave the ramp.
No listed charter calls Jacksonville & the First Coast home port yet — the charters & guides directory covers nearby waters, and captains who run this zone can list their business.
The what's-biting report and the angler reports on this page are sample content, clearly labeled as a demo in the app — posting and replies activate with the community account system. Live tide, water temperature, wind and warning data are real and pull from NOAA and Open-Meteo on every visit.