{"id":5586,"date":"2019-05-31T15:43:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=5586"},"modified":"2019-06-27T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T17:50:12","slug":"captain-davids-fishing-report-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/captain-davids-fishing-report-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Captain David\u2019s Fishing Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Captain David Lifka<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With water temps pushing eighty degrees,<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salinity levels are on the increase<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And little shrimp are beginning to show<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So fishing the St. Johns is beginning to grow.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, summertime fishing has arrived,<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So gather your gear and don\u2019t be deprived<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summertime fishing is finally here, and as always, is greeted with great expectations. As the summer progresses, we can only expect to see a steady increase in the variety, quality, and quantity of our fishing efforts.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Current indicators are promising that we are off to a good start for this summer\u2019s fishing. A mild winter accompanied by less than normal rainfall has certainly contributed to this current outlook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With juvenile shrimp starting to show throughout the river, we can now expect the larger species of the underwater food chain to be not that far behind. As summer progresses, the shrimp get larger as does the quantity and quality of the fish that feed on them. With the right weather conditions, late summer and early fall have the potential to provide as good fishing as nearly anywhere else in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almost certainly we can expect croaker, yellowmouth, redfish, flounder, black drum, seatrout, and sheepshead. If it\u2019s a really good year we could even see additional species such as mangrove snapper and even tarpon. Not bad for our local area of the St. Johns, which is considered from downtown Jacksonville to the Shands Bridge. Officially this area of the river is considered to be freshwater, but in reality it is brackish for most or all of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The latter part of the summer season is looked upon with great expectation as the St. Johns River food chain is made complete by the above water feeders (that\u2019s us). Late July or early August is usually when we can expect our annual shrimp run to begin; sometimes lasting well into October, shrimping is a favorite activity for many. A good year shrimping could add up to a freezer full, while a slow year should still provide shrimp enough for bait. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fishing Report: St. Johns croaker bite continues to warm up with reds showing around docks and pilings. Bonnethead sharks should be plentiful in the surf this time of year. They\u2019re smaller, harmless, easy and fun to catch. Should be a great time for the kids.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you catch one, some or none, the family time spent fishing will last a lifetime.F<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email your Catch of the Month photo to catchofthemonthpictures@gmail.com. Be sure to include the name of the person(s) in the photo, the name of the person who took the photo, the type of fish and date and location of the catch. We will select a photo each month for publication<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Captain David Lifka mail@floridanewsline.com With water temps pushing eighty degrees, Salinity levels are on the increase And little shrimp are beginning to show So fishing the St. Johns is beginning to grow. 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