The inshore bite for most of the new year has been quite hot for the most part with warm temps and bluebird skys most days. The fish have been a little tougher to get to eat just after the cold fronts or on the windier days, but if you are willing to adjust your tactics or targeted species, there are still some great catches to be had.
Reds are schooling nicely on the flats and in the creeks on the lower parts of the tide, with some nice flounder mixed in around oyster bed dropoffs. Deeper holes in the creeks are giving up nice trout as well as numerous smaller reds. When the weather permits, from the St. Johns out towards the jetties you can find a variety of species including large speckled trout, reds, sheephead, as well as black drum and yellowmouth trout.
The offshore scene has been red hot as well with a strong snapper bite still pretty close to the beach. Working out a little deeper, vermillion snapper, grouper, flounder, lane, and red snapper are still in abundance with seabass nearly everywhere you stop. Take advantage of this great whether while it lasts and come stretch your line.
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