Wednesday, July 30, 2014

7/30 - Fun 2 hour KIDS Trip

Had the Shannon Family aboard....for a 2 hour Kids trip. Lot's of Croakers, a few Whiting, Catfish, and hookup on a Shark that ended up breaking off the whole rig.

Then, off to a shrimp boat to see what was going on behind it.

B-I-R-D-S!!!!!!  getting yanked under water by hundreds of Sharks frothing the water behind the shrimp boat as they dumped over some bycatch. We saw Sharks big and small and Dolphins big and small. A few really tiny baby Dolphins.

Awesome weather. Flat puffy clouds just offshore.
Another Fun, Educational, 2 Hr. KIDS trip!
Only from Capt Dave's Sport Fishing.
aboard the KID friendly JETTYWOLF.




























































































































7/29 - ON WATCH!

Lots to learn about possible NEXT Tropical Storm:

WATCH VIDEO'S HERE















Monday, July 28, 2014

7/27 - Just Jetties....

Had Thomas and Curtis aboard for "jus' jetty fishing" today in the blowin' 15 knot due WEST winds that was a huge pain.

A few Blacktip Shark bites and hook-ups (LOST), a 30+ pound Redbass, lots of Croakers (bait) and a few real nice sized Whiting, and a 100 pound Nurse Shark. Rounded out the day.

The wind was the problem. Not a great direction, and kept blowing us off anchor.

Here's some PICTURES of the day. No video today....sorry. Wore out from editing others.

Starting off the morning at the bait shop, then sat in Navy traffic for 30 minutes.
Wonder why the hell I moved 5 minutes from the boat ramp, when I can't even get to the damn boat ramp from all the squid traffic. Not a fan of the Navy. Also lost valuable fishing shoreline, that I make my living from, in which I can't fish any longer. Thanks to them also.




















A reason to fish outside the jetty rocks....SHIPS?





Here's the Big Redbass: OVER 30#'s




















Here's a small catch that Thomas made. The cute little Octopus. These guys are smart and so clever.
















































After loosing a few Jetty Blacktip Sharks. Thomas caught a 100 pound Class Nurse Shark on a mutilated via a Blacktip, what was a live Croaker. Which was perfect food for the Nurse Shark.





















Fishing got really tough as the day wore on. So we headed back to the dock at 1:30pm

NEXT UP:
Wednesday-Thursday -Sunday, at this time.
-hope the wind stops.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

7/26 - Jacksonville's Mayport Jetty Shark Fishing



The ZOO is finally over!
Greater jax Kingfish tournament(s) and that weekend Red Snapper season, all at the same time.

I guess we can get back to "REGULAR'ness?" And the boat ramp can go back to normal?

Shrimp boat sharks, have all been small to damn near nothing worth doing.
But, as the tide falls at the jetties....here they come. (Blacktips and Spinners, and other drag smokin' mystery giants)

While just fishin', your line starts to move away at a very fast pace. Whatever you have hooked up will get eaten. As soon as that tide starts to fall along the outside of the rocks.

99% of everyone out there, is not prepared.

After loosing rig after rig. We stepped up the tackle. Ronny and I worked (2) absolute freight trains. One on light tackle and one on what should have been the perfect tackle. Only to have broke off rigs again!

So, I stepped it up to 9/0 reel with a "unlimited" monster rod. To just get Ronny any SHARK!
He was basically the "newbie" on the boat.....and he sure did get an education today.

From: Sea Bass (of course) to Bonnethead Sharks to Freight Trains, to Blacktip Sharks.

OH, WE HAD ACTION!

And a cooler full of decent "fish fry" Whiting they left me, and a Jetty Spadefish.

NOTHING FANCY, 2 pounds of dead shrimp. Croakers for bait, a lot of re-rigging all day long. And then a stuck anchor at days end that needed to be "perplexed" loose out of the jetty rocks.

Ronny was feeling a bit seasick most of the day. Sure glad I didn't run to a offshore reef to  do my Sharkin'. The word first thing this morning was once past the Sea Buoy it was very swells very close.

So I spun around and went straight to the North Jetty.

"DO YOU HAVE G-A-M-E??"

More to come. THIS WEEK.

So.....stay tuned.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

7/23-COBIA vs. CUDA, while Shark Fishing



SINGLE PERSON "SOLO" CHARTERS are kinda special to me. Especially when it's my ole customer Chris. Talk about a laid back, fun guy to fish with.

He said to me, "Fish ought to be like women. Don't go looking for that specific one. Just go, have fun and if it's meant to be. You'll find the one you're after!"

SO TRUE!
Too many people want a laundry list of, "I want this, I want that..." 
That's not the way fishin works.

Just have FUN.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

7/22- 500 lb. TIGER SHARK ON BARRACUDA BAIT



I feel sorry for the folks that "Do Not" do their homework, and visit this reports blog.
Before booking their day aboard the JETTYWOLF....it's not like I see reports like these on any other charter service website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

7/20 - Just a short Viddy-O.




Here's a few photo's from Friday. We sharked, we bottom fished. We sat thru rain & wind. We tried for big Redbass and had to use 16 OUNCES to hold the bottom (Huge Fail) there's just times you cannot fish on the bottom of the St. Johns River!!!!!!!!























































































***coming soon......7/22/14 offshore 500 pound Tiger Shark catch video!

Thursday, July 10, 2014

7/10 - It's called "FISHING"...with a bit of Agony sometimes.



The rest of the story went like this......

We caught some Sharks, all small ones. No big Blacktips behind the Shrimp boats.
Then, barely caught some Pogies in 36 feet of water, for live baits.
Took them up in the river for Bull Redbass fishing.
Hooked TWO giant unknowns that we think were bull Redbass..and lost each one before seeing them!

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

7/8 - Happenings...in Mayport

Yesterday, "yeah in the middle of the summer!!!!" they are building a brand new boat ramp in the middle of the two boat ramps where the wasted space of that grass berm was, at the Mayport Boat Ramp.

Naw, couldn't do it in Feb. or March, that makes too much sense!  So, this means a giant barge with a crane will be the newest obstacle for us to navigate in the swift current of the river for who knows how long.

I contacted the City Dock Master and asked, "Are ya kidding me? I hope that barge isn't sitting there during the Greater Jax Kingfish Tournament hustle and bustle?"

His response was; "The barge will be moved out of the way that week."

We'll see how all this takes place. Plus, we're supposed to get more floating docks.

I'll add video and photos I'm sure.  Gotta "watch dog" these things. Because the whomever is usually clueless.

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I do monthly CYBER-ANGLER website reports.  I kinda went over board on this one. Since I wasn't in a hurry to get it done.

Here's a LINK to it.

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CROAKERS, (aka: Croaka) have shown up at the jetties. GREAT for kids to catch. And cheap and fun baitfish to catch. Hardy as all hell. A dozen live Croaka in the livewell will catch everything from Sharks, King Mackerel, Snappers, and giant Redbass in the river.

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Still looking for someone who'd like to (2 persons) do a "pursuit" of a 500 pound Bull, Tiger, Hammerhead Shark fishing trip. OFFSHORE!

Chum, bait and wait for the MAN!  I have the tackle. But you must have the willingness to wait on the bite. No BS'n around. GOAL:  Catch a Newspaper worthy sized Monster Shark, sweat, and Video, Photo, and release. Fishing and patience experience is a must. Most likely won't be instant gratification, but ya never know?

Example:
















Saturday, July 5, 2014

7/4 - Independence Day-Jacksonville Fishing





WOW.....after the passing of Arthur, the inlet bottom on either tide was "carpeted" with Hardhead and Sail Cats!  We tried twice, in the morning on the falling tide and later in afternoon on the flood tide.
Yes, in between there were a few Jacks, And Croakers and Whiting but not many.

AND ZERO Blacktip bites on LIVE Croakers or (BIG Redbass) bites on the bottom inside the jetties also.

So. The passing of Arthur did disturb the bottom at the jetties, for sure!!

MORE trips coming this week to include "KIDS TRIPS" and a few regular 6 hr days.

ADVANCED RESERVATIONS NEEDED 
(as in days not Hours!)

Thursday, July 3, 2014

7/3 - Post Tropical Storm Arthur,"tackle talk"



Want to try your hand at those Okuma rods (for Redfish) ??
$15 each or $25 and some 16oz. Pabst Blue Ribbon (4) pak and they are yours.
904-642-9546 (8am-8pm only)
charter@captdaves.com
www.captdaves.com 

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

7/1 - Here comes, JULY...Approaching Summer's Peak



BOOKED THRU TILL SUNDAY. 

GUESS THE OCEAN IS CLOSED FOR A LITTLE WHILE. 

"""MAYPORT WEATHER REPORT"""

Monday, June 30, 2014

6/30 - THE LOW PRESSURE....off our coast

Weather problems??

"Watch LINK":     http://shar.es/Mz9vq   


















Weather Forecast means big PRE- 4th of July possible problems??

The river is NOT where I wanna be right now hiding out.
Today, we could barely give away a dead shrimp.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

6/29 - BIG weather change coming...N.E. WINDS

DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 200 MILES OFFSHORE IS PROJECTED TO
MOVE SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS LATE MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY...THEN MOVE BACK TO THE NORTH FOR MIDWEEK BEFORE
EXITING TO THE NE LATE IN THE WEEK. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM.


MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
INLAND WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.

THURSDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. INLAND
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.



Saturday, June 28, 2014

6/27 - YOUNGEST EVER: Blacktip Slayer!

Had Bill and his grandson Brandon aboard the Jettywolf for a day of Slayin'. 1st off.....Shrimp boats.

"12 Year Old" Brandon hooks up, and puts a whoop-azz on that 100 pounder. Being the absolute youngest ever on the JETTYWOLF to slay a big'un on the "L.T." - light tackle.

Funny thing is. I had Linda the day before and she was the oldest to ever say; "SIGN ME UP" on a big 100 pounder Blacktip. And it was a double-header with her grandson who was 15.

So this week has had a few benchmarks placed on the Jettywolf. While runnin' & gunnin'  the Chumhole Shrimpers.

Then, we went and got some Pogies for live bait and ran out to Montgomery's Reef. Which reminded me of what a pain it is to slow troll or as I call it, "Pogie Tote".  It wasn't dead calm, but we had a stiff breeze and a rolling swell to deal with.

Next time I'm just anchoring and pitching Pogies out behind the boat as we do a litl' chummin'. Much easier and less fuel.

But either way, we had Cuda strikes and some unknown strikes and landed a 16 pound Kingfish, and a Cuda. Then, came on back just in time. Before the afternoon heat really poured on.

Here's the photos:












































































































This boy is a fishing prodigy. He was really something else. That I don't see all that often.
He was a "Mini-Me" at his age. Except I didn't get to go on private charters when I was 12.
Very lucky boy.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

6/26 - DON'T BE SKEERED!

Had Linda and her grandson Spencer aboard the Jettywolf today. Started out with the idea of heading out to Montgomery's Reef for a little drift fishing with the monster Pogies that have been between the Jetties and Ft. George Inlet.

But today they were super scattered. And by the time I said "Hell with this bazzaroo NE Florida hooya"
I hear guys talking they are thick, all the way up North of Nassau Sound!! Do you know that's over 9 miles from the North Jetty?? And all I'd need is a dozen and a half for my little 14 gallon livewell.
FORGET THAT!!!!!!!!

There was a O-N-E Shrimper working the chum hole. So by the time those guys got to where the pogies were we already had on a double header of 100 POUND Blacktips!

Isn't all about FAST action?? I think so, because by Noon it's hotter than all get out. So it's about ACTION NOW. I believe.

DON'T  BE SKEERED. GRANNY LINDA STROKED HER SELF A FEW GOOD SHARKS TODAY. IF GRANNY LINDA CAN DO IT. SO CAN YOU. SHE WAS A FISHIN MACHINE. AND IT WAS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO HAVE HER AND SPENCER ABOARD THE JETTYWOLF TODAY.

About noon, we headed into the river where it was really HOT, and we got one 20 pound Redbass, and called it a day.

If all the men i take were as tough as TOUGH as Granny Linda. I'd be really doin' something!!!

 


















DOUBLE-HEADER 100 POUND BLACKTIP SHARKS

























































































Wednesday, June 25, 2014

6/25 - Jacksonville BULL REDFISH with Capt Dave



YOU'RE VISITING www.captdaves.com REPORTS BLOG!
#1 in daily Jacksonville Fishing info.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

6/23 - Jacksonville's HOT Summer fishing





HOT....yes. Done before the storms. By noon I have to keep an eye to the sky.
If we have to go. We have to go!!!
I still have to load the boat and get it all home and ready for the next day.
It's time to pay attention to the "afternoon weather".

6/24 - Relaxing 2 hr. Kids trip

Had the Miller's aboard again. It's been two years. Had the KIDS aboard and it was damn tough trying to catch anything on the southside of the south jetty with hardly any current at high tide.
We caught one small Jack.

We did troll "planers and spoons" through a big school of marauding Jacks in the river. Hooked up a big Jack to have it come off half way in.

Ran over and showed the kids a working shrimp boat. The Dolphins were everywhere and all around us. That's what we came to see!

I spied a few monster Blacktip sharks lurking under the Dolphins and told them "see ya'll tomorrow boys." 

We trolled the planers and spoons around again, with no love outside the jetties. And on the way back ran into the Jacks slamming a school of baitfish in the river again. And hooked up a healthy fight from one of the Jacks before heading in.








































The water was super clean and clear outside the jetties and I'm ready for tomorrow after I get a nap and some decent grub in me.

NO DATES AVAILABLE TILL 2ND OR 3RD. WITH JULY 4TH BOOKED.
UNLESS SOME ONE CANCELS.


 

Sunday, June 22, 2014

6/22 - FORTITUDE NEEDED

The SW wind blew and blew.....which had a huge effect on the falling tide. It ran blue blazes for hours and hours, HARD & FAST. The wind behind the tide had us playing the waiting game.

The "outside the jetties and offshore report wasn't good". Everyone was complaining about how rough it was the further you got out.

So, I stuck to my guns. And had to have Dr. Drew and his son Dillon stick to their guns too.

I had the right bait. I had the right spot. But didn't have the best conditions by no means. Certainly not like the day of the report below this one with "whoop'em Ashley" aboard with her dad.

So we waited and waited and waited for that damn tide to slow. So as it did, I thought, "okay here we go!" to only have 8 OUNCE sinkers not even come close to staying on the bottom.

You think that's bad??????  Wait till the citizens of Jax and Florida for that means start paying for the dredging!!!  The LOSERS will be us Fisherman.

The current will get nothing but worse! It's already sooooooooo un-natural already, for this river. (The Timicuan Indians would cry if they saw what this state and city has done to the river.)

So finally we had a rally of bites and connected. Just as the storm clouds built to the SW.

Slam dunking a few BIG R.B.'s































































































Tomorrow is another adventure....starting at 0730 hrs.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

6/20 - MORE GIANT BULL REDFISH





Had "whoop'em Ashley" and her Dad aboard the Jettywolf for a BIG morning in the river.
Departed at 7am, shot the bull a bit, headed to the spot, and had REDBASS #1 on by 8:15am

Cut Mullet for bait - NO stingrays - Just F-U-N!

Caught eight fast, only missed a few bites. Smallest Bull Redfish (I call'em Redbass)
I believe was 28 pounds. Largest; around 40-45 POUNDS!

"MULTIPLE DOUBLE-HEADERS"

Okay, how about less talk and MORE PROOF?