Ponte Vedra Grounds
These grounds have a small hole near the flag and several small ledges with live coral bottom. There is another 80 foot hole 1 and a quarter miles on a 25 degree course from the flag. This area usually has the clearest water with the exception of offshore, a good place to start for sailfish […]
El Cheapo is almost here!
Got Fiddlers? Fiddlers? The preferred food of Sheepshead! Yup, those are two big Copper Fiddlers crawling across my keyboard. Everything I do now is geared toward the upcoming El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament. It will be held on February 21, 2015 It is getting here quicker than you realize! This year, the 15th Annual El Cheapo will […]
Eddie McGowan Wins!
Way to go Eddie! Congratulations! The JOSFC’s own Eddie McGowan Won the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament, and naturally the Hamaker Cup! Friday Eddie weighed in a 53.35 Pound Kingfish to win top honors! The man on the rod was Zach Miller, another JOSFC member who is turning into a great fisherman. Zach, that is […]
Middle Grounds
M.G. Middle Ground. 115 degrees from end of jetties, 13.0 miles. The halfway mark on the ESE course to the S.S. grounds. Several good ledges and a sunken vessel near the flag. Good surface and bottom fishing for all species, depth 75 to 89 feet.
Pete Loftin
A JOSFC Charter member Passes Away LOFTIN William A. (Pete) Loftin, Jr. passed away on September 4, 2011. Pete was born on August 15, 1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina to William Avery Loftin, Sr. and Marylena Casteen Loftin. After growing up on a farm in eastern North Carolina, he worked for 13 years with the […]
Dunns Run
When I first joined the Offshore Club, we were meeting at Monty’s Marina. I can assure you there isn’t much difference between the meetings then and now. It was fun then and it is fun today. I didn’t own an offshore boat when I first joined the club, but I enjoyed many rides with a […]
Main 14 & 15
M.F. Main 14 & 15 Fathom ground. 115 degrees from jetties, 16.5 miles. Good stretch of reefs and ledges running North and South, also a sunken tug boat 50 feet inshore of ledge. Bottom fish all year. Water depth 75 to 92 feet.
2014 Christmas Party
All our meetings, all 24 of them, Party’s, Pot-Lucks, and any other event are always open to visitors, so come on out and enjoy a fun evening with us! We will even feed you a free dinner! December 18th is the JOSFC’s Annual Christmas Party / Pot-Luck dinner. We will start off by having […]
February 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes
JOSFC Regular Meeting Minutes February 16, 2012 Meeting Chaired By: President – Danny Del Rio Note taker: Secretary – Patti Kalaitzis Member Present Absent Member Present Absent Danny Del Rio X Larry Hixenbaugh X Paul Gallup X Tom Darga X Carol Hixenbaugh X Alan Shepard X Patti Kalaitzis X Greg Wallace X Will Aitken […]
Clayton’s Holler
Clayton’s Holler was a popular stop for some of the earliest fishermen in the club. It has some good rocky bottom and a shallow ledge heading west from the inshore side. As you can see below, it has been greatly enhanced since those early days and is often overlooked as a prime area for both […]