Imagine yourself boarding a boat . . . the sparkling water shimmering beneath you. You feel the salt air brushing your face. Your boat is fully stocked and ready to go. Adventure awaits. Redfish, Black Drum, Sea Trout, Flounder, Sheepshead, and Tarpon are just some of the fish that grace our first coast. You're sure to meet them all under the watchful eye of Captain James Dumas (fully licensed and insured).
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Wow, What a month July was. It was the busiest month I have had since starting my bussiness almost four years ago and it was one of the best months of fishing I have ever had. Most of my trips were in the double digits of redfish and blackdrum. Some trips we had over 30 redfish and over 45 blackdrum. It has been an odd fishing summer. The majority of the fish have come on dead shrimp or on top-water lures. We are having the best shrimp run in over a decade. There are shrimp everywhere! There have been some huge schools of tarpon in the i8nlets as well. They are crashing mullet at the end of high tide in the afternoons. There was a great run of bull redfish in the begining of the month but has slowed down so far, but as I am writing this the water is getting clearer and the big redfish should return any day now. We might also get a little run of rays and cobia this week as well. Call now to get a fishing charter in Saint Augustine. The weather will be cooling of before we know it and fall is on its way with the bull redfish and giant flounder and tarpon in tow. Take a look at the updated pictures.
June has come and gone and July is looking like another really busy month with some great fishing oppertunities. Call now to try and squeeze in a trip in July and I am also starting to get trips for late August and September for the major bull redfish runs and the flood tide fishing!
Summer is here and the fishing is great! We are in our summer patterns which means that we are having our great topwater bite in the morning with storms late afternoon and a really good evening bite. There are a lot of bull redfish around right now and will only get better as the summer goes along. I have started seeing some good size tarpon in the backwaters the last few days. There is a great shrimp run starting in Saint Augustine at the moment. It is the strongest that I remember seeing ever this time of year. There are slot size redfish, trout, flounder, jacks, ladyfish and bluefish all feeding on the shrimp and finger mullet that are in the creeks right now. In the deeper water of the intercoastal and inlet we are catching over size redfish, big flounder, sharks and tarpon. There are still a few cobia off of the beach due to the colder water which is 70 degrees. Take a look at the pictures to see the last few weeks great catches. See you soon.
I am starting to fill up for May and June so now is your time to reserve your trip of a life time! Look at the Pictures page to see all the redfish from the last two weeks!! May 21st, 2010 May 2nd, 2010 April 1, 2010 March 22, 2010 March 1, 2010 I am starting to get bookings for the spring so now is the time to reserve your trip Janurary 29, 2010 Janurary 19,2010 December 10, 2009 November 18, 2009 October 22, 2009 June 2 - June 11, 2009 May 20 - June 1, 2009 May 1- May 6, 2009 There is snook moving in an hour south of here. Last week we had eight with the largest 21.5 inches. We are going down there tonight to see if we can get some larger ones. There are nice trout, over size redfish and tons of jacks and ladyfish around! This is some of my favorite fishing times of the year. It is best to get on the water by 6:15 a.m. for the first two hours of daylight or from 7-9 p.m. For the topwater bite.Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters,
Summertime is here!! The temperatures are hot and the fishing is hotter. The cobia have slowed down and continued to move north. There are a few left on the rays but most of them are on the smaller side. We had a few good weeks of them. The redfish are as good as it gets. At first light you can get a ton of slot and just over slot redfish on topwater lures and jig/shrimp combo's. Around 8:00 it is time to go find some oyster bars and get some more redfish and trout. In the deeper water there are as many bull redfish as you could want to catch. We had over 6 each day with 13 on Tuesday. John had 10 by himself with 2 26" and 2 over 50" and the rest were between 32" and 45". There have been a few flounder caught on each trip, with the largest just over 4 pounds. In the next few weeks the flounder bite should turn on. It is the time to get out on the water. Give me a call at (904)687-9498 to book your trip.
The bait has finally arrived! There are pogies and mullet all over our beaches. With them the larger fish are arriving also. We caght a redfish in the over 30 pound class on a trip on Friday. It was well over 45 inches long. There are also tarpon and cobia showing up as well. Nothing gets your blood flowing like sight fishing a 40 pound cobia off of the back of a 10 foot manta ray. The redfish up on the flats are very hungry. First thing in the morning there are some nice schools of 23-28" redfish crushing a top water lure or a nice chunk of ladyfish. There are also some real nice flounder being caught as well. The next few weeks will be your best shot for a trophy cobia or flounder. Take a look at the pictures to see the bull redfish caught by Kathy and her friends on Friday.time!
Spring is finally here. We have been in the 70's all week and the water is in the 60's. The top water bite is going strong. The redfish are still schooled up but are moving into the creeks. The black drum are hanging with the redfish as well. The sheephead bite will be ending soon but it is red hot right now. On Monday we had 10 redfish up to 22", 11 sheephead up to 4 pounds and a nice trout. Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing chartersIt is time to get out early for the topwater bite or fish around the lower tide in the creeks for the rest of the time.
Well spring is now here. The water temperature should be into the 60's by this weekend. It was 58 degrees this weekend and the fish were hungry. On Saturday morning I had 7 redfish on the boat before 8 a.m. .Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters All of the fish were caught on my favorite top-water lure, a Zara spook, and the fish were between 23" and 32" . My hooks were brand new the night before and they were a mess by 8a.m. . My trip did not start until 3 p.m. in the afternoon and it had got pretty windy by then. It was with Arthur and his wife and his three girls ages 3, 5, and 7. We had some really nice redfish upto 25 1/2 " and some black drum, weakfish and whiting. The girls had a blast and his oldest daughter reeled in the redish all by herself. Last Sunday I had a trip with Dick, Brandon and Tara. The black drum were hungry. We had 11 drum upto 5.6 pounds and a few redfish. The trout and flounder should really light-up here in the next three weeks. I can not wait. Last year my biggest flounder was over 29". Hope to yee you soon.Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charterSaint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charterss
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Spring is right around the corner! We have been getting some real nice redfish theese last two weeks on top water lures. The fish have been up to 28". There are redfish in the creeks and on the flats. There are a lot of nice keeper blackdrum around. Starting right now the big breeder blackdrum over 70 pound will be coming inshore for the next 4-6 weeks. These fish are a blast to catch. Check out my pictures page to see what they look like. There are quite a few sheephead around. We have been getting them over six pounds. On a trip yesterday we had a huge one on that spit the clients jighead about 20 feet from the boat. She lookede to be well over 8 pounds. Remember that you have to keep your drag loose on thesesheephead and let your pole do its job of fighting the fish-unless you are at a dock, then tighten down the drag and rip them into the boat. It is also time for the giant trout to start feeding. I love March. On a cloudy day you can throw a topwater lure all day with great results. Hope to see you soon.
I went out a bunch this last week. The water is a tad bit stirred up after the rain and winds last week. There are still a ton of redfish around. We have been fing some schools with over 100+ fish in them up on the flats. Throwing a grub or minnow on a jig head is an instant hook-up. They range from 20-27". You can usually get one or two from each school before they decide to move away. After a few schools up on the flats we would move into the creeks and catch handfuls of smaller redfish upto 23". You can catch them just about every cast. We would have between 10-20 redfish before we looked for other species. There are a bunch of sheephead around the bridges, but only 1 out of every 5 are in the keeper range, but they are still a ton a fun and great for the cooler. Then you can go to some deeper holes and get the schoolie trout to join in the fun. I also have been throwing loaded jig heads at them as well. Then at evening the top water bite has been unreal. The redfish are fire up for the last hour of daylight and into the dark. I landed 7 redfish over 22" and lost 12 more between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. . Remember the it is very dark by 6:15p.m. but the redfish do not seem to mind. It is by far some of the best fishing of the year right now. Just sleep in and fish from 12 p.m. untill 6 p.m. and try to look for a calm and sunny day and it will be one that you do not forget. Keep fishing.P.S. I will be getting the pictures page back up and running soon so I will be to update the pictures on a weekly basis again.
This is my favorite time of the year. The water is gin clear and there are hungry redfish schools everywhere. I am on a few different schools of redfish that have a few hundred fish in each of the schools. We are catching redfish upto 30" in length. It is such a rush to see 100+ redfish swimming at your boat in 10 inches of water and watching a 27" fish inhale your bait and take off. I had 7 redfish between 23-26" on a topwater lure in the last 25 minutes of daylight today. The fish are biting the best they have in a long time with this warm up of weather we are having. Right now is your best time to catch all of the redfish that you can imagine. I had over 20 redfish by myself today and all of them were sightfishing.
The drum are coming! The drum are coming!,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters There are a lot of nice keeper black drum around right now. We are getting them upto 6 pounds. There are also great numbers of redfish around as well. Most of them are undersize but there are a few keepers mixed in. The trout are between 13" and 17" are are being caught on plastic grubs and shrimp. For the people that like catching bluefish this is the time of year. You can catch some really nice bluefish on soft plastics around the drop offs and on top-water lures at sunset. This time of year is a great time to go on a fishing charter in the afternoon. There are not any afternoon thunderstorms and Saint augustine has all of there wonderful christmas light on downtown and it is a beautiful sight to see them from the water. And the trout really get fired up for the last hour of daylight and the first hour of dark. The redfisg will be gettting into there large shcools as this water continues to get colder. By this time next month the water will be gin clear and sightfishing big schools of redfish will be the norm. Have a great holiday and if you see me say hello to the newest member of the Dumas family- Finn Russell Dumas
Saint Augustine is a great place to take a fishing charter.What a great time of year to go fishing! In the last week the redfish have really turned on. The numbers of redfish hookups are in the double digits right now. There are also a ton of trout around as well. Yeasterday between two people we had between 20-30 trout and redfish with a few nice blackdrum as well. The flounder are still around a little bit but it has started to slow down. The winds that have been blowing on St. Augustine have finally laid down. The forcast for the next week looks great with light winds and temperatures in the 70's, a perfect week to take in a charter. Enjoy the beautiful sights of Saint Augustine in the background while catching a nice redfish. The creeks are holding most of the redfish and a few of the trout. There are a ton of trout at the lights at night time. Click on the pictures link to take a look at the newest pictures!Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters,
The flounder have finally showed up! We had some really nice flounder over 20" in the last few days. There are also tons of redfish over 30" as well as some nice fat trout. The cold front last week made the fishing kinda tuff last week, but things have rebounded nicely. It is a great time to get that oversize slam of an over 30" redfish, over 20" trout and over 20" flounder. We usually only have this oppertunity in the months of October and in Arpil. Saint Augustine is a great place to take a fishing charter. You can enjoy the sites from the water while catching some great inshore species. Click pictures to take a look at all of the new pictures!Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters,
Wow!! What a run of fish we are having right now! A trip last week we had a few redfish up to 32". We have been getting some keeper trout and flounder as well. There are jacks,ladyfish and bluefish everywhere. Then there are the cobia. We had over 30 cobia on Tuesday, all caught on artificials. On Wednesday I had 6 in the morning and we had 7 in the afternoon. On thursday the bite had thinned out and we got a few with a few followers. We then went out a little bit deeper and got some nice sharks over 100 pounds. It is a great time to get out fishing right now. Click here to look at the pictures.Saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing guides, saint augustine fishing charters, saint augustine fishing charters, saint augustine fishing trips, fishing in saint augustine florida saint augustine fishing guides saint augustine florida trips saint augustine fishing guides saint augustine fishing charters saint augustine fishing charters saint augustine fishing saint augustine fishing saint augustine fishing st. augustine fishing charters saint augustine fishing charters saint augustine fishing trips
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Saint Augustine fishing charters,Saint Augustine fishing charters.saint augustine fishing charters.st. augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. Saint Augustine fishing charters, St. Augustine fishing charters. st. augustine fishing charters, The topwater bite is as good as it gets. One morning a few days ago I had 16 redfish over 24 inches in 23 casts throwing a topwater lure. That morning I also had a 3.4 pound and a 4.6 pound trout on topwater. Two nights ago we found a school of well over 1000+ ladyfish up to 30 inches long. They were as far as the eye could see and we were having triple hook ups with each series of casts on topwater. We also had a nice 28 inch redfish that was over 8 pounds!
