Redfish
Look around grass edges, oyster structure, creek mouths, and moving water where bait is being pushed.
Fishing Pumpkin Hill Creek
Bring your rods, watch the tide, and fish right from your private waterfront campsite near Jacksonville.
Bring your rods, watch the tide, and fish right from your private waterfront campsite near Jacksonville.
Many Destination Sunset guests come for the fishing. Pumpkin Hill Creek is tidal, quiet, and brackish, so the best days usually come from simple tackle, moving water, and paying attention to where bait gets pushed along the dock, creek edge, grass, and nearby structure.
The fish gallery is where we can show real catches from the campsite and nearby creek water. It is linked from this fishing guide only, so it stays focused for guests who are planning to fish.
Every trip is different, but these are the kinds of inshore fish local anglers commonly target around Jacksonville tidal creeks and marsh water.
Look around grass edges, oyster structure, creek mouths, and moving water where bait is being pushed.
Try live shrimp, soft plastics, and lighter presentations around current edges, shell, and cleaner moving water.
Work baits low and slow near drop-offs, dock edges, creek mouths, and places where current delivers food.
Shrimp, crab, and structure are the theme. Check current FWC rules before keeping anything.
Local charter pages say it over and over in different ways: tides matter. At Destination Sunset, moving water is usually the plan.
Our best success is usually during the last two hours of the incoming tide and the first two hours of the outgoing tide. That gives you rising water, the turn, and the early fall when bait starts getting pulled back through the creek.
Use the Tiger Point / Pumpkin Hill Creek tide station before your trip and again the day you arrive.
Wind, rain, water clarity, bait movement, and season can all change the bite. If one spot is quiet, move around the dock, bulkhead, grass edges, and any visible current breaks.
A few practical starting points that have worked well here.
We have had great success with a white grub with a pink tail. The jighead itself does not need to be anything fancy; use a jighead that fits your rod, depth, and current, then work the lure around moving water, dock edges, and places where bait might get swept past waiting fish.
These are examples of the general style, not a required brand. If you are shopping online, look for a white/pink grub, pink-white jig, or similar soft plastic lure.
You do not need a complicated tackle box. Start with a few proven approaches and adjust from there.
A popping cork with live shrimp is a strong beginner-friendly setup for trout, redfish, drum, and surprise mixed catches when fish are feeding higher in the water.
Use the white grub with pink tail on a jighead and work it slowly near the bottom around current edges, dock shadows, and drop-offs.
Cast where water funnels bait: creek mouths, oyster or shell edges, grass points, dock pilings, bulkhead corners, and small cuts draining with the tide.
If you do not get bites after a bit, change angle, depth, retrieve speed, or bait. A few small adjustments often beat standing in one spot all evening.
Live shrimp is a strong choice for guests who want to keep it simple.
Brown's Creek Fish Camp is a local waterfront bait and tackle shop on Heckscher Drive. Their site lists live and frozen bait, and live shrimp is often a good first stop for Destination Sunset guests.
If you are not sure what to bring, keep it easy: live shrimp, a few jigheads, the white grub/pink tail lure, pliers, a landing net, bug spray, and a current regulation check.
Use this guide for tips, but use official sources for legal requirements.
Size limits, seasons, bag limits, and license requirements can change. Please check Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rules before fishing.
Pack out line, hooks, bait containers, and trash. Keep fish remains contained, watch kids and pets near hooks, and be mindful of neighbors across the water.
Fishing changes by tide, weather, season, and patience. These are local suggestions to help guests get started, not a promise that the fish will cooperate.
We would love to feature guest fish photos from Pumpkin Hill Creek. Email your photo, first name, catch details, and permission to post it on the website.
Send a Fish Photo View Fish Picture GalleryBook the private waterfront RV site, bring your fishing gear, and plan your trip around the tide.
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