Some 30 miles north of Jacksonville, Amelia Island is the southernmost in the chain of Atlantic coast barrier islands that stretch from North Carolina to Florida. Amelia Island's history dates to the mid-1500s, and is the only city in the United States t...
Fishing Hot Spot! A depression on the outside of the south St. Marys jetty holds tarpon, Spanish mackerel, red drum, black drum and bluefish. The jetty rocks are ...more partially submerged here and attract numerous baitfish. Fish dead bait on the bottom for tarpon.
Latitude: 30° 42' 19.823" N
Longitude: 81° 24' 41.407" W
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, spanning 12 counties and 310 miles as it flows north from its headwaters west of Vero Beach. The riverbed drops only around 30 feet by the time it...
Encompassing the entire northeast corner of Florida, the "First Coast" has a rich and storied history. Ponce de Leon landed here in 1513 on his search for the fabled “Fountain of Youth.” He didn’t f...