Weekend fishing itinerary near Jacksonville

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of Jacksonville. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Mill Cove

Start the day on Mill Cove, launching from the ramp below.

Mill Cove is a 15-minute drive from downtown Jacksonville. Launch at Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Mill Cove closest to downtown (≈ 4.2 mi). Public access on Mill Cove: 6 boat ramps and 3 piers. Surveyed depths reach 32 ft. Recorded here: Red Drum, Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, and Tarpon.

115 min · 7.6 mi

EstuarySaltwater

Mill Cove

Duval

Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp17

max 32 ft · surveyed

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From Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp to Browns Creek: 19 min by road (12.4 mi).

Evening: Browns Creek

End the day at Browns Creek — no boat needed.

Browns Creek is a 23-minute drive from downtown Jacksonville. Browns Creek: pier on Browns Creek, ≈ 9.8 mi from downtown. Public access on Browns Creek: 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 16 ft. Recorded here: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.

223 min · 13.2 mi

EstuarySaltwater

Browns Creek

Duval

Browns Creek11

max 16 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Doctors Lake

Start the day on Doctors Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Doctors Lake is a 23-minute drive from downtown Jacksonville. Launch at Lakeshore Park Boat Ramp, the public ramp on Doctors Lake closest to downtown (≈ 14.6 mi). Public access on Doctors Lake: 3 boat ramps and 1 pier. Surveyed depths reach 22 ft. Recorded here: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

323 min · 16.3 mi

Lake

Doctors Lake

Clay

Lakeshore Park Boat Ramp22

max 22 ft · surveyed

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From Lakeshore Park Boat Ramp to Alpine Groves Park: 34 min by road (21.5 mi).

Evening: Alpine Groves Park

End the day at Alpine Groves Park — no boat needed.

Saint Johns River is a 2-minute drive from downtown Jacksonville. Alpine Groves Park: pier on Saint Johns River, ≈ 17 mi from downtown. Public access on Saint Johns River: 27 boat ramps and 14 piers. Surveyed depths reach 65 ft. Recorded here: Flier, Spotted Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Spotted Gar.

42 min · 1.3 mi

River

Saint Johns River

Duval

Alpine Groves Park24

max 65 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Jacksonville for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.