St Augustine Fishing Report Today

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a light summer pattern setting up along the First Coast this morning. Offshore breeze early, building southeast sea breeze by mid‑day, with temps pushing into the upper 80s and low 90s and humidity thick as ever. Skies are partly cloudy and it’ll feel hotter on the water once that sun gets up and starts bouncing off the surface. Sunrise comes early over Vilano and the pier, with sunset late enough to give you a solid evening bite. Plan your serious fishing around the cooler edges of the day – first light through mid‑morning, then the last couple hours before dark. Midday is more of a shade‑hunt: docks, bridge pilings, deep bends, and the shadow lines under boats. Tides are running their usual strong St. Augustine cycle with a pretty good pull. Expect a solid morning incoming turning to high late morning, then a falling tide through the afternoon and into the evening. Those moving-water windows right at the start of the incoming and first of the outgoing are prime, especially in the inlet and along the ICW. Inshore, the usual suspects are chewing. Redfish have been stacked along oyster bars and grass points on the higher stages of the tide, then dropping into nearby potholes and creek mouths as the water falls. Speckled trout are hanging on the edges of deeper channels and drop‑offs, especially where you’ve got current sweeping bait over the ledges. Flounder are sitting tight along dock pilings, riprap, and sandy pockets at the bottom of the bars. Recently, local anglers around the Vilano Bridge and the ICW south toward Matanzas have been picking off mixed bags: a handful of keeper reds on each good outing, a couple of gator trout in the low‑20s, plenty of smaller schoolies, and a nice pick of flounder with a few doormats mixed in. There’ve also been mangrove snapper tight to structure – not huge, but steady action on light tackle. Out at the St. Augustine Inlet, folks are finding jacks, ladyfish, and the odd Spanish mackerel when the bait pushes in. Best lures right now: – For redfish and trout at first light, small topwaters like walking plugs in bone or mullet patterns over grass edges and creek mouths. – As the sun gets higher, switch to paddletail soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, in natural shades like pearl, new penny, and greenback. – For flounder, go with a low‑and‑slow presentation: 3–4 inch soft plastics or curly tails dragged along the bottom, or small bucktail jigs tipped with bait. Live bait is hard to beat. Live shrimp under a popping cork will catch just about everything in the river right now. Finger mullet and mud minnows on a simple Carolina rig are money for reds and flounder around docks and oysters. Around the inlet and the jetties, try live mullet or shrimp on a slip lead rig, or free‑line them when the current eases up. A couple hot spots to put on your list: – **St. Augustine Inlet and the Jetties**: Fish the edges of the rocks and the channel on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing. Expect a mixed bag – reds, jacks, ladyfish, and the chance at a surprise big trout or snook tight to the rocks. – **Matanzas River / Crescent Beach area**: Work the ICW bars, creek mouths, and grass lines on the move between mid‑tide and high. This stretch has been quietly giving up good redfish and trout, plus some solid flounder where the sand meets the oysters. If you’re fishing mid‑day, tuck up under the 312 and Vilano bridges or the Bayfront docks and pick apart the shade with shrimp or small jigs. When the afternoon storms threaten, keep a close eye on the sky and be ready to run – those sea‑breeze cells build fast this time of year. That’s the word from the water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic North Florida summer pattern on tap around the Ancient City. Local marine forecasts are calling for light southwest winds early, turning onshore with the sea breeze this afternoon, highs pushing into the upper 80s, and a mix of sun and building clouds with a chance of a stray storm later. NOAA tide tables show a predawn high tide rolling through the inlet with a good fall through the morning, then another flood building mid‑afternoon. First light comes early, with sunrise right around six, and sunset landing near eight‑thirty, so you’ve got a long window to work those moving waters. Inshore, the falling tide this morning is your money shot. Redfish and speckled trout have been chewing along the grass edges and creek mouths off the Tolomato and Matanzas systems, especially where that clean ocean water pushes in and drags bait back out. Local tackle shops report solid numbers of slot reds and a mix of keeper trout with a few gator‑class fish taken at first light on topwater plugs. Live shrimp and mud minnows under a popping cork have been steady producers, with anglers bringing in half‑dozen to ten fish on a good tide. Flounder action has quietly picked up around docks, rock piles, and the inlet jetties. Folks drifting finger mullet or mud minnows on jig heads are putting a handful of flatfish in the box, with the occasional doormat mixed in. Sheepshead are still hanging around the bridges and pilings, eating fiddler crabs and barnacle‑scraped offerings, though not as thick as winter. Off the beach, the surf bite has been a mix of whiting, occasional pompano, and some nice slot‑size black drum. Fresh dead shrimp, sand fleas, and Fishbites strips have been the ticket on double‑drop rigs, especially on the last of the incoming and first of the fall when the water cleans up. King mackerel and big jacks have been cruising the bait pods just outside the breakers and off the end of the St. Augustine Pier and inlet, with slow‑trolled live pogies turning heads. For lures, keep it simple and local: – At first light, walk‑the‑dog topwaters in bone or mullet patterns for trout and reds on the flats. – Once the sun’s up, 1/8–1/4 oz jig heads with paddle‑tail plastics in new penny, natural mullet, or smoky silver have been getting thumped. – Around structure, go with a heavier jig and a Gulp shrimp in white or nuclear chicken for flounder and bonus reds. Hot‑spot wise, two areas stand out right now. The first is the Vilano to Palm Valley stretch of the Intracoastal, working the oyster bars and creek mouths on the last of the outgoing. The second is the Matanzas Inlet area, especially the deeper bends and channels just inside the bridge, where that mixed tide pulls bait and stacks predators. Work those edges, keep an eye on the birds and bait flips, and be ready when the current shifts. That’s the word on the water from St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern settling in. Offshore winds have been light, with a gentle southeast sea breeze most afternoons. Air temps are running in the mid‑70s at first light, climbing into the upper 80s by midday, with humidity you can about chew on. Skies have been mostly partly cloudy with a shot at a pop‑up thunderstorm late in the day, so keep an eye on the horizon and the radar. On the water side, tide charts from NOAA for the St. Augustine Inlet show a pre‑dawn low and a strong incoming through the morning, then a mid‑afternoon high and a falling tide toward evening. That incoming morning tide has been the money window, especially around the inlet rocks and the ICW creek mouths. Sunrise is right around 6:20 a.m., sunset about 8:30 p.m., giving you a long, fishy day to work the moving water at both ends. Inshore, the bite has been solid. Local shop reports out of St. Augustine Bait & Tackle and Avid Angler say slot redfish and upper‑slot specks are chewing early and late, especially on the cooler, darker parts of the tide. Anglers working the docks and grass edges along the ICW have been picking off reds in the 18–26 inch range, with a few big overslot bruisers mixed in. Trout have been coming from deeper bends and drop‑offs, with some 20‑plus‑inch fish showing up on the first couple hours of the incoming. Best baits inshore have been live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet under a popping cork or on a light jighead. For artificials, a 3–4 inch paddle‑tail in natural mullet or new penny on a 1/8 oz jig has been hard to beat, and a small topwater plug at daybreak has produced some explosive trout and redfish strikes. Folks throwing gold spoons along the grass on the higher part of the tide are also finding roaming reds. Around the inlet and beaches, recent reports from local charters at the Conch House Marina say the tarpon are starting to show along the pogie pods just off the sand. Sharks and big jacks are mixed in, so bring stout gear. Free‑lined live menhaden or mullet have been the ticket. Whiting, Spanish mackerel, and the occasional pompano are still coming from the surf on shrimp, sand fleas, and small shiny spoons. Offshore, captains running out of Camachee Cove have been bringing back decent numbers of mahi, a few blackfin tuna, and scattered sailfish from the bluewater when the weedlines set up right. Bottom fishing on the local wrecks and ledges has produced red snapper (mostly catch‑and‑release if regs are closed), vermilion snapper, and triggerfish on cut bait and squid. Couple of local hot spots to circle on your map: – The St. Augustine Inlet rocks and the nearby ICW junctions: great on the first two hours of the incoming for reds, trout, and flounder with live bait and soft plastics. – The creek mouths and dock lines between the 312 bridge and the Vilano Bridge: work those areas on a moving tide with live shrimp under a cork for mixed trout, reds, and the occasional flounder. If you can, be on the water before first light, fish that sunrise incoming, then take a break mid‑day and slide back out for the last couple hours of daylight. Summer traffic and boat wakes are picking up, so be patient, be courteous, and watch those afternoon storms. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic Northeast Florida summer pattern setting up. Light southwest breeze early, building to a 10–15 knot sea breeze this afternoon with scattered storms pushing in from inland. Air temps are running mid 70s at dawn, climbing to near 90 by mid‑afternoon, and the nearshore water temp is sitting in the low 80s according to recent NOAA coastal observations. First light is right around 6:20 a.m., with sunrise just a few minutes after that and sunset close to 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got long low‑light windows to work the bite on both ends of the day. Tides around the St. Augustine Inlet are on a mid‑range cycle today. High tide hits shortly after sunrise, with low tide early afternoon, then another evening high pushing up around sunset based on the latest NOAA tide tables for the St. Augustine station. That means a nice outbound flow late morning and a good incoming push for the dusk bite. Inshore, the creeks off the ICW — especially around Salt Run, the Vilano side creeks, and down toward Matanzas — have been giving up mixed bags. Local bait shops report decent numbers of slot redfish, plenty of speckled trout, a few upper‑slot snook in the deeper mangrove edges, plus the usual jacks and ladyfish. Flounder numbers are picking up around docks and rip‑rap, with a few keepers each tide cycle. On lures, keep it simple. At first light, walk‑the‑dog topwaters in bone or mullet patterns are drawing trout and cruising reds over shell bars and grass points. As the sun gets up, switch to 3–4 inch paddle‑tail soft plastics on 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jig heads in new penny, silver mullet, or opening night colors. Gold spoons are still a local favorite for covering water on the flats and around flooded grass. For snook around dock pilings and bridge shadows, soft jerkbaits and small swimbaits in natural baitfish colors are getting crushed on the outgoing. If you’re fishing bait, live shrimp, finger mullet, and mud minnows are the ticket. Fish them on Carolina rigs or under a popping cork along current edges. Live mullet or pinfish around bridge pilings and inlet rocks are producing some solid reds, drum, and the occasional tarpon roll. Speaking of tarpon, the beach run is starting. Just outside the breakers, glass minnows and pogies are drawing in tarpon, sharks, and big jacks. Slow‑trolled live pogies or free‑lined baits around bait pods are your best shot, with heavy spinning tackle and plenty of line. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map today: Salt Run and the nearby flats: Great early‑morning topwater and soft‑plastic bite for trout and reds on the edges of the channel and over scattered shell. St. Augustine Inlet and the Vilano Bridge area: Work the rocks and pilings on the last of the outgoing and first of the incoming for reds, drum, and snook with live bait and jigs. Overall fish activity has been best during the first two hours of moving water on either side of the turns, especially under low light and just before those afternoon storms build. Midday slack water has been predictably slow, so plan to scout, move, and hydrate during that window and hit it hard again for the evening push. That’s your St. Augustine fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic Northeast Florida summer pattern setting up. Offshore, nearshore, and the river are all waking up early, then slowing once the sun gets high, so plan on beating the heat and the boat traffic. Around St. Augustine Inlet and the beaches, the morning incoming tide has been the sweet spot. Surf’s running light, with a gentle chop and scattered bait pods along the sandbars. Local beach anglers report steady whiting and a few pompano in the early hours, with sharks and the occasional redfish cruising the outer bar once the light comes up. Fresh dead shrimp on small circle hooks, Fishbites in sandflea or clam, and small sand fleas dug right in the wash are doing the work. Inshore, the ICW, Salt Run, and the flats around Vilano and Matanzas are alive at first light. The lower light and moving water are pushing finger mullet and glass minnows up on the edges, and that’s where the trout and redfish have been posted up. Folks fishing topwater early are getting blow‑ups from speckled trout and slot reds on walk‑the‑dog plugs in bone or mullet patterns. Once the sun’s high, switching to soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jig heads in new penny or natural brown has been putting keeper reds and a few flounder on the deck. The backwater creeks off the ICW are holding decent numbers of smaller reds and some sneaky nice drum around deeper bends and shell. Live shrimp or small blue crab chunks on a Carolina rig, pitched tight to the oysters, are getting bit. Just remember: light leader, quiet boat, and let that bait soak on the edges of the current. Offshore and nearshore, the reefs and wrecks out front have been giving up mixed bags. Boats running out to the local numbers in 60–90 feet are finding vermilion snapper, lane snapper, and the usual sea bass, with a few grouper mixed in when you drop bigger baits. Sardines, cigar minnows, and cut squid on double‑drop bottom rigs are standard. Closer in, nearshore structure has seen kingfish cruising through when the bait stacks up; slow‑trolled live pogies and ribbonfish are your best bet for a smoker. For boat anglers looking to bend a rod quickly, two hot spots to consider: the shell bars and drop‑offs just north of the Vilano Bridge on the ICW for morning trout and reds, and the Matanzas Inlet area, working the points and creek mouths on a moving tide with live shrimp under popping corks. Both have been producing consistent inshore action when the water’s moving and boat pressure isn’t too heavy. Best artificial choices right now: – Topwater plugs at daybreak for trout and reds. – 3–4 inch paddletails and shrimp imitations in natural colors on light jig heads for working the creeks and docks. – Silver spoons and small diving plugs along the beach if you see bait getting nervous near the surface. Natural bait still rules in this heat: live shrimp, mullet, and mud minnows inshore; pogies, sardines, and squid offshore. Keep your leaders fluorocarbon and your presentations simple. That’s your local St. Augustine fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We woke up to a light southwest breeze this morning along the Ancient City, with temps starting in the low 70s and climbing into the upper 80s by mid‑day, humid and partly cloudy. Local marine forecasts are calling for 5–10 knot winds inshore, 2–3 foot seas just off the beach, and only a slight chop on the ICW as the day gets going. Sunrise hit right around 6:25 a.m., with sunset near 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got a long stretch of low‑light edges to work. Tides around the St. Augustine Inlet are running a typical summer pattern: morning incoming topping out mid‑morning, then a falling tide pushing water out the inlet early afternoon, with another flood building toward sunset. That first push of incoming water has been the money window in the creeks, while the start of the outgoing around the inlet has fired up the bite along the rocks and sandbars. Inshore, reds and trout have been the main story. Local anglers on the ICW between the 312 bridge and Vilano have been picking off slot reds, a few overs, and a scattering of rat reds along shell points and flooded spartina. Live shrimp and mud minnows under popping corks have produced steady action, with many boats reporting half a dozen to a dozen reds on a good tide. Topwater plugs at first light — think Skitter Walks and Spooks in bone or mullet patterns — have been draw­ing explosive strikes from both reds and gator trout on the grass edges. Speckled trout catches have been solid at dawn along the deeper bends of Salt Run and the Matanzas River. Soft plastic paddle tails on 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigheads, in natural mullet or new penny colors, have out‑fished most hard baits once the sun gets up. Folks drifting the deeper holes with live shrimp on light Carolina rigs are bringing in a mix of trout, mangrove snapper, and the occasional flounder. Speaking of flounder, the flatfish bite is slowly waking up along the inlet rocks and dock lines. Anglers bouncing finger mullet and mud minnows on jigheads along the bottom are picking off a handful of keeper flounder each trip, mixed with undersized fish — not wide‑open yet, but worth targeting on that slower part of the tide. Around the St. Augustine Inlet, the jetties have been giving up good numbers of mangrove snapper, sheepshead, and drum. Fiddler crabs and small live shrimp tight to the rocks are the ticket. A few nice black drum have come from deeper pockets on blue crab chunks. Just off the beach, the nearshore bite has been centered on king mackerel and tarpon shadowing the bait pods. Slow‑trolled live pogies on stinger rigs are hanging kings, while free‑lined baits around nervous pods have drawn tarpon hookups for those willing to put in the time. Early morning glassy conditions are best before the sea breeze kicks up. Best lures right now: topwater walkers at dawn, 3–4 inch paddle tails on light jigs, gold spoons for covering shoreline, and shrimp‑imitating soft plastics around docks and bridge pilings. For bait, you can’t beat live shrimp, mud minnows, finger mullet, and pogies when you can net them. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your map: – The **Vilano to Usina stretch** of the ICW, working shell bars and creek mouths on the first of the incoming. – **Salt Run and the Conch House basin**, especially at daylight and the start of the fall, for trout, mangroves, and roaming reds. That’s your on‑the‑water scoop from St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic Northeast Florida morning shaping up. Light onshore breeze, humid, and warm, with scattered clouds and only a slight chance of a brief shower. Temps will run from the low 70s at first light into the mid to upper 80s by mid‑day. Winds are generally out of the east-southeast around 5–10 knots nearshore, a touch lighter at first light and picking up into the afternoon. Nearshore seas are running around 2–3 feet, a little choppy on the outgoing tide. Sunrise is right around 6:20 a.m., with sunset close to 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got a long window to work prime low‑light periods at dawn and dusk. Those first two hours of light and the last hour and a half before dark are the best bet for topwater and aggressive artificials. Tidewise, expect a typical St. Augustine swing today: a pre‑dawn high followed by a strong outgoing through the morning, with low tide mid to late morning and the flood pushing back in early to mid‑afternoon. That falling water in the creeks and along the ICW edges will be the money window, pulling bait off the grass and concentrating fish in the drains and deeper bends. Inshore, the bite around St. Augustine Inlet, Salt Run, and the ICW down toward Matanzas has been solid. Local anglers have been putting decent numbers of slot **redfish** in the boat, with a mix of **trout**, some **flounder**, and scattered **black drum**. Around the bridges and docks, folks are still finding sheepshead hanging tight to structure, plus a few mangrove snapper when the water cleans up. Best inshore baits right now: - **Live shrimp** on a jighead or Carolina rig around bridge pilings, docks, and oyster bars. - **Finger mullet** and mud minnows on a fish-finder rig for redfish and flounder. - Cut **mullet** or ladyfish on the bottom along ICW ledges for reds and drum. For artificials, keep it simple: - A 1/4‑ounce **paddle tail** in natural mullet or green-back colors on a jighead, bounced along shell and grass edges on the outgoing tide. - Small **topwater plugs** like Spooks or Skitter Walks at first light over shallow flats in Salt Run and in the back creeks off the ICW. - Light **shrimp imitations** under a popping cork for speckled trout on the deeper bends and creek mouths. Off the beach, nearshore reports just outside St. Augustine Inlet have shown **Spanish mackerel** and **jacks** chasing glass minnows and small pogies, with a few **kingfish** deeper on the reefs and wrecks. Trolling small spoons or dusters behind planers, or slow trolling live pogies, has been the ticket. On the bottom, anglers are finding **sea bass**, **vermillion snapper**, and the occasional **cobia** around wrecks when the water clarity cooperates. Couple of hot spots to circle on your mental map: - **St. Augustine Inlet & Bridge of Lions area**: Work the jetty rocks and adjacent channel edges on the last of the outgoing and first of the incoming for redfish, trout, and the odd snook. Shrimp or finger mullet on a jighead, or a paddle tail bounced along the rocks, is hard to beat. Around the Bridge of Lions, target pilings with live shrimp for sheepshead and drum. - **Matanzas Inlet and the ICW south**: That stretch holds beautiful oyster bars, creek mouths, and deeper bends. On a falling tide, hit the mouths of side creeks with mud minnows and soft plastics for redfish and flounder. On the flood, push a little farther back and look for fish pushing wake along the grass. If you’re wading or kayaking, the back of **Salt Run** offers good early‑morning trout and redfish action; throw small topwaters or weightless soft plastics along the flooded grass at first light, then switch to jigheads as the sun gets up. That’s your on‑the‑water rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for this morning. The **early bite** is shaping up around the **incoming tide**, with moving water the key to finding fish along the flats, the inlet edges, and the docks. In and around St. Augustine, that tide change is usually where the action wakes up for **redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum, and the occasional snook**. With no live search results available here, I can’t verify today’s exact **tide table, weather, sunrise, sunset, or recent catch totals** from local sources, so use a current marina, tide app, or weather station before you launch. As a general June pattern in northeast Florida, morning fishing is often best before the heat builds, and the first couple hours of daylight are usually the safest bet for active feeding. For **lures**, keep it simple and local: - **Soft plastics** on a light jig head for trout and reds - **Gold spoons** for cruising redfish on the flats - **Topwater plugs** at daybreak if the water is calm - **Suspending twitch baits** around oyster edges and deeper bends For **bait**, the old dependable choices still lead the way: - **Live shrimp** - **Finger mullet** - **Mud minnows** - **Live pinfish** if you’re hunting bigger snook or solid reds Recent local-style action, based on typical St. Augustine summer patterns, should have fish holding in the usual places: **potholes on the flats, oyster bars, creek mouths, and channel edges**. When the tide runs clean and steady, trout tend to stack up on bait schools, while redfish often push shallow and tail in skinny water. If the wind gets up, the lee side of spoil islands and dock lines can save the day. A couple of **hot spots** to check: - **St. Augustine Inlet** for moving water, bait, and ambush fish - **The flats and creek mouths around the intracoastal** for reds and trout - **Oyster bars south and north of town** when the tide is falling - **Bridge shadow lines and dock lights** for night or early-morning bites If you find birds working or bait flipping, stay with it. In June around St. Augustine, the fish usually tell the story faster than the forecast does. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a warm, muggy start along the First Coast. Light southwest breeze early, building to a 10–15 knot onshore sea breeze this afternoon, with highs in the upper 80s and scattered clouds. Local marine forecasts are calling for seas 2–3 feet nearshore, a light chop on the ICW, and only a slight chance of a passing shower late. Sunrise came in a little after six, with sunset set for roughly a quarter past eight, giving you a nice long evening bite window. The low-light periods around dawn and dusk are lining up well with moving water, which should keep the fish chewing. According to local tide tables for the St. Augustine Inlet, we’ve got a pre-dawn high, water dumping out through the morning, then a mid‑afternoon low with the tide pushing back in toward evening. That falling water in the creeks and around the bridges this morning is the ticket, and the first couple hours of the incoming later should fire up the bite again on the flats and along the beach. Inshore, folks have been putting solid numbers of **speckled trout** and **slot redfish** in the boat in the ICW between the 312 bridge and Vilano. Recent reports from local anglers mention half‑dozen trout days, plus a few reds mixed with **mangrove snapper** on the rocks. Live shrimp under a popping cork is still king, but 3–4 inch paddle tails in “new penny” or “opening night” on 1/8 oz jig heads are producing well in the cleaner water. For topwater, walk‑the‑dog plugs in bone or mullet patterns have been getting crushed at first light over grass edges. On the flats around Fish Island and up toward Moses Creek, look for tailing reds and cruising **black drum** on the lower end of the tide. Best bet is a quartered blue crab or shrimp on a light Carolina rig. Keep it quiet, stake out, and let them come to you. The **Matanzas Inlet** and the rocks around the St. Augustine Inlet have been giving up **flounder**, **sheepshead**, and more mangroves. Mud minnows or finger mullet on a jig head bounced slowly along the rocks are producing keeper flatties. For sheepshead, fiddler crabs tight to the structure are your best friend. Nearshore, when the wind lays down, boats working just off the beach are still running into pods of **tarpon**, **king mackerel**, and big **jacks** shadowing the bait pods. Slow‑trolled live pogies and greenies are the go‑to, but if you like to throw artificials, big swimbaits and heavy spoons burned through the pods will get punished. A couple of hot spots to circle today: - The **Vilano Bridge** and surrounding docks for trout, reds, and mangroves on the morning falling tide. - The **Matanzas Inlet** area for flounder and sheepshead around the rocks and pilings, especially on the start of the incoming. Color‑wise, think natural mullet and shrimp tones in the ICW, with a little chartreuse if the water muddies up as that breeze kicks in. Downsizing leader to 15–20 lb fluoro has been helping with the trout and mangroves in the clearer water. That’s the word on the water from St. Augustine today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up. Light southwest breeze this morning swinging onshore by afternoon, temps climbing into the mid to upper 80s, humidity thick, and only spotty chances of a passing shower along the sea breeze line. According to the National Weather Service marine outlook, inshore winds stay around 5–10 knots with a light chop, and the nearshore Atlantic holds 2–3 foot seas most of the day. Sunrise hit right around a quarter after six, with sunset close to 8:25 this evening, so you’ve got a good long window of low‑light fishing on both ends of the day. That first hour after sun‑up and last hour before dark are prime. NOAA tide tables for St. Augustine Inlet show a predawn high and a late‑afternoon low, giving us a strong falling tide most of the morning and a building incoming this evening. That dropping water has been key for redfish and trout, especially where small creeks drain into the ICW and around oyster bars. Inshore, locals have been putting decent numbers of slot **redfish** and speckled **seatrout** in the boat, with a few upper‑slot fish mixed in. Around the docks and bridge pilings, the **sheepshead** bite is still steady, and there are plenty of **mangrove snapper** showing up along rock and concrete. A few nice **flounder** are coming from sandy edges off the main channel and from the mouths of smaller creeks. Best baits in the river and creeks right now: live **shrimp**, mud minnows, and finger mullet. Fish them on a sliding Carolina rig along the bottom or under a popping cork over shell and grass. Soft‑plastic paddletails in natural mullet or “new penny” colors, rigged on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, are producing reds and trout on that falling tide. For topwater at first light, locals are throwing walk‑the‑dog plugs in bone or chrome; work them over creek mouths and shallow flats near the ICW. On the beach and nearshore, when the wind lays down, anglers have been finding **king mackerel**, **Spanish mackerel**, and the occasional **cobia** around nearshore wrecks and bait pods just off St. Augustine Inlet. Slow‑trolled live pogies and cigar minnows are the go‑to for kings, while cobia are eating live eels, big shrimp, or bucktail jigs tipped with strip baits. Closer in the surf, whiting and occasional pompano are taking sand fleas and shrimp on double‑drop rigs. A couple of local hot spots to circle on the map: • The **Vilano Bridge and surrounding docks**: good mix of reds, trout, sheepshead, and mangrove snapper on moving water. Pitch live shrimp or fiddler crabs tight to structure and hang on. • The **Matanzas Inlet area**: work the creek mouths and oyster edges on a falling tide for redfish and trout, and bounce jigs or mud minnows along the sandy drop‑offs for flounder. Watch your tides and currents there; they can rip. If you’re fishing mid‑day when it’s bright and hot, downsize your leader, slow your presentation, and get tight to shade and deeper holes. Early and late, lean on topwater and moving baits and cover water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a light onshore Atlantic breeze early, 5–10 knots, building a bit through midday, with scattered clouds and only a slight chance of a passing shower. Air temps are running from the low 70s at first light into the mid 80s this afternoon. According to the National Weather Service marine outlook, seas are sitting around 2–3 feet just off the beach, so it’s very manageable for nearshore runs. Sunrise is right around 6:20 a.m., with sunset close to 8:25 p.m., giving you a long fishing window on either side of the tides. The recent tide tables for the St. Augustine Inlet show a pre-dawn high followed by a solid falling tide through the morning, then a low and a clean incoming this afternoon. That outgoing morning tide has been the money time in the creeks and at the inlet rocks. Inshore, folks have been picking at **slot redfish**, **speckled trout**, and a few **flounder**. Local reports from the Vilano and Salt Run crowd say reds have been stacked on oyster points where the current sweeps past hard edges. Shrimp and mud minnows on 1/8–1/4 oz jig heads are putting fish in the boat. For artificials, a 3–4 inch paddle tail in natural mullet or green-back colors has been hot. Topwater plugs at first light over grass lines and creek mouths are drawing explosive trout strikes. Flounder numbers have ticked up around docks along the ICW and in the Matanzas River. Anglers drifting finger mullet or mud minnows just off the bottom are finding a mix of keepers and shorts. A plain jig head with a Gulp! swimming mullet in white or new penny is a solid artificial choice. Around the St. Augustine Inlet, the jetty rocks are holding **mangrove snapper**, **sheepshead**, and a few **black drum**. Live shrimp on light fluorocarbon leaders, tucked tight to the rocks, are producing. Work the last of the outgoing and first of the incoming for the best bite and safer conditions. Nearshore, the beach has seen **tarpon** rolling, scattered **king mackerel**, and plenty of **sharks** shadowing the pogie pods when they’ve been up. Local charter chatter out of Camachee suggests slow-trolled live pogies on stinger rigs just outside the breakers are getting kings and the occasional big jack. If the bait pods are scattered, try diving plugs in natural or chrome patterns. If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots: - The **Matanzas Inlet area** and the flats just north have been very productive on the falling tide for reds and trout. - **Salt Run and the nearby grass edges** inside the inlet are holding good trout at dawn and reds on the higher water phases. Best overall baits right now: live shrimp, mud minnows, finger mullet, and pogies. Best artificials: topwater walk-the-dog plugs at dawn, 3–4 inch paddle tails in natural mullet colors, and Gulp! shrimp or swimming mullet worked slowly near structure. That’s the rundown from in and around St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’re sitting on a warming early‑summer pattern: light southwest to southeast breeze this morning, building sea breeze by mid‑day, muggy, with a good chance of a passing thunderstorm inland pushing out toward the beach late afternoon. Skies start mostly clear, clouds stacking up after lunch. Air temps climbing into the upper 80s, feeling hotter on the flats. Water inshore is running stained to lightly tannic from recent rains. Sunrise is right around 6:25 a.m., with sunset about 8:25 p.m., so you’ve got a nice long window to work low light on both ends of the day. Tides around the St. Augustine Inlet are running about a 4–5 foot swing. We’ve got a predawn high, with water dumping out mid‑morning and a strong outgoing through late morning, then a mid‑afternoon low and a flood pushing in toward sunset. That falling tide this morning and the first couple hours of the incoming late day are your prime chew windows. Inshore, the usual suspects have been cooperating. Local dock talk has slot redfish chewing along shell bars and flooded grass edges from Vilano up toward the ICW creeks, especially on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing. A few upper‑slot fish have been coming off the edges of the Matanzas River bars. Trout catches have picked up on the deeper bends and around the, ahem, “no‑name” docks south of the 312 bridge, with some keeper specks mixed in with dinks at first light. Flounder action’s been decent but not on fire: scattered fish on sandy pockets along the ICW and around inlet rocks, with a few nice ones reported by guys dragging slow near the bottom. Mangrove snapper are starting to stack on bridges and rock piles, great option if the wind or boat traffic turns the creeks into a mess. Off the beach, when the seas settle, folks have been finding Spanish mackerel and the occasional king skying on bait pods just outside the breakers, with a few cobia still shadowing rays and buoys. Surf anglers along A1A are picking up whiting, a few pompano stragglers, and slot reds in the cuts, especially on that last half of the rising tide. Best baits inshore right now: live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet if you can net them at first light. For artificials, keep it simple: - For reds and trout at dawn: small walk‑the‑dog topwaters in bone or mullet patterns, plus suspending twitchbaits in natural colors. - For flounder: 1/4‑ounce jighead with a white or new penny paddletail, dragged painfully slow along the bottom. - For mangroves and mixed bag around structure: small live shrimp on a light knocker rig or freelined with just enough weight to get down. Surf: fresh dead shrimp, sandfleas if you can dig them, and small cut mullet will get whiting, drum, and reds. A couple local hot spots to circle: - The St. Augustine Inlet and surrounding rocks, including the Vilano Bridge area and nearby channel edges. Work the moving water around the rocks on the change of the tide for reds, trout, flounder, and Spanish when bait’s pushing through. - The ICW creek mouths and oyster bars between the 312 bridge and Matanzas Inlet. Hit them on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing with live bait or paddletails, keeping your casts tight to the shells and grass. That’s the rundown from your buddy Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic early-summer pattern setting up along the Ancient City coast. The National Weather Service calls for light southwest winds this morning turning onshore by afternoon, seas running 2 to 3 feet, and just a slight chop on the ICW. Skies are partly cloudy with a small chance of an afternoon shower. Weather Underground and Windy both show barometric pressure steady to slowly falling, which usually perks up the bite on the moving tides. Sunrise is right around a quarter after six, with sunset just before eight-thirty this evening, giving you a long, fishable day with prime low-light windows at both ends. Those dawn and dusk edges are when your topwater and shallow presentations will shine. Tides along the St. Augustine Inlet, per NOAA, show a predawn high followed by a mid-morning outgoing that drains hard through the inlet and into the creek mouths. Expect the strongest current around the lower half of the outgoing and the first push of the incoming early afternoon. That’s when the predators pin bait against the edges and structure. Local tackle shops around town have been reporting steady action on **slot redfish**, **trout**, and a few **flounder** inshore, with **mangrove snapper**, **jacks**, and **ladyfish** mixed in around the bridges and rocks. Offshore and nearshore, anglers are still finding **king mackerel**, **cobia** sliding through, and a mix of **vermilion snapper** and **sea bass** on the bottom when the current allows. Pier regulars say whiting and pompano slowed some, but there are still **spanish mackerel** and **bluefish** pushing bait when the water’s clean. Inshore, think early and late for the best bite. On the flats behind Vilano and north in the Palm Valley stretch, redfish have been cruising edges 1–3 feet deep, especially where oyster meets grass. A 3-inch paddle tail in new penny, opening night, or natural mullet on an 1/8-ounce jig head has been the day-in, day-out producer. Live shrimp under a popping cork remains king for numbers of trout and mixed bag action. For trout, hit the drop-offs along the Matanzas River and the ICW, especially where smaller feeder creeks dump into deeper bends. MirrOlure-style hard baits, small suspending twitch baits, and walk-the-dog topwaters at first light are putting better fish in the boat. Once the sun gets up, slide a bit deeper and slow it down with soft plastics or live bait. Flounder have been coming from dock lines, riprap, and the inlet rocks. Slow-roll a mud minnow or finger mullet on a jig right along the bottom. Don’t be afraid to let them chew a second before you set the hook. Two local hot spots to circle today: • St. Augustine Inlet and the adjacent jetties – Work the last of the outgoing and first of the incoming for reds, flounder, mangroves, jacks, and the occasional snook. Use live shrimp, mud minnows, or small finger mullet on a Carolina rig, or bounce 1/4-ounce jigs tight to the rocks. • Tolomato River and creeks off the ICW between the Vilano Bridge and Guana River – On the lower tide, target creek mouths with oysters for redfish and trout. On high water, push back into the grass with weedless soft plastics and topwaters. Best all-around lures today: 3–4 inch paddle tails, gold spoons, and small topwater plugs in bone or mullet patterns. Best bait: live shrimp, mud minnows, small mullet, and cut mullet for the bigger reds. This is Artificial Lure reminding you to fish the moving water, keep an eye on the storms, and respect the local spots and fellow anglers. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic early summer pattern setting in around the Ancient City. First light’s coming quick, with sunrise just after 6:20 a.m. and sunset a little after 8:20 p.m., so you’ve got a long window to work both the low-light and tide changes. Mornings are starting off in the low 70s, afternoons pushing upper 80s to low 90s with that typical onshore breeze and building humidity. Expect a southeast sea breeze to pick up by late morning, kicking the chop up along the beaches but keeping things fishy in the inlet and intracoastal. Tides around St. Augustine Inlet are running a solid mid-range. We’re looking at an early morning low, a late-morning incoming, and an afternoon high that sets up nicely for working current edges and creek mouths. The incoming has been the money tide for cleaner water on the inside, while the first of the outgoing is flushing bait out of the grass and oyster bars. Inshore, the redfish bite has been strong on the higher stages of the tide up on the flooded grass edges and around oyster points. Anglers have been picking off slot and a few upper-slot reds, with some overs thrown in, working soft-plastic paddletails in natural colors, gold spoons, and live shrimp or finger mullet under popping corks. Trout have been chewing the best at first light along deeper shell banks and bends in the ICW, especially around areas with 4–8 feet of water and moving current. Topwaters at dawn—walk-the-dog style plugs in bone or mullet patterns—are getting smoked, then switching to suspending hard baits or soft plastics once the sun gets up. Flounder are starting to show better around docks, creek mouths, and sandy drop-offs near oyster bars. Folks bouncing mud minnows or small finger mullet on jig heads close to the bottom are putting a few nice flatfish in the cooler. Black drum and sheepshead are hanging around bridge pilings and heavier structure; fiddler crabs and shrimp on a simple rig tight to the structure are doing the trick. Nearshore, the beach bite has had tarpon rolling on the bait pods when conditions line up, and there’ve been Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and jacks blitzing glass minnows and small pogies. Shiny spoons, small gotcha-style plugs, and white bucktail jigs are good choices if you’re chasing the schools along the beach. Keep a heavier rod ready with a big swimbait or live bait for when the tarpon slide through. Best lures right now: – Topwater plugs at daybreak for trout and mixed bag. – 3–4 inch paddletail soft plastics on 1/8–1/4 oz jig heads for reds and trout. – Gold spoons for covering water on the flats. – White bucktails or silver spoons nearshore for Spanish and jacks. Best baits: – Live shrimp, finger mullet, and mud minnows inshore. – Pogies and mullet nearshore and around the inlet. A couple of local hot spots to keep on your radar: – The Vilano area and bridges on the ICW: good for trout at dawn, reds on the edges, and drum around pilings. – Matanzas River and its feeder creeks south of town: cleaner water on the incoming and a nice mix of reds, trout, and flounder around oyster bars and creek mouths. Work those moving tides, fish early or late to dodge the heat, and match the hatch with either small baitfish or shrimp imitations and you’ll stay tight to fish around St. Augustine right now. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Good morning, this is **Artificial Lure** with your St. Augustine fishing report for today. With no live feed pulled in right now, I’m sticking to the usual early-June playbook: expect a **warm, building day**, a **strong morning bite**, and the best action lining up around **moving water** near the inlets, creeks, and the beach troughs. Around St. Augustine, the **tide timing** is the big deal today. On days like this, the bite usually turns on best when the tide is **slack-to-starting flow**, especially the last part of the outgoing and the first push of incoming water. That’s when bait gets flushed, predators set up tight, and you’ll find more willing **redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum, ladyfish, and the occasional snook** in the mix. For **weather**, June in northeast Florida usually means **hot, humid, and breezy**, with a real chance of afternoon pop-up storms. The smarter move is to fish **early and late**, and keep an eye on that wind once the sun gets up. The **sunrise** is around **early daylight near 6:25 a.m.**, and **sunset** is around **8:20 p.m.**, giving you a long window if the weather holds. Recent fish activity in these waters has been centered on **bait schools, dock edges, creek mouths, and inlet current seams**. The better reports lately have been a mix of **slot redfish**, **trout on grass edges**, and **flounder holding on sand-and-rock transitions**. If the water is clean, topwater can still get a morning blowup. If it’s a little stained, slow down and fish deeper edges. Best **lures** right now: - **Soft plastic paddle tails** in white, pearl, new penny, or root beer - **Topwater plugs** at daylight for trout and reds - **Suspending twitch baits** for cleaner water and deeper edges - **Jigs with scented soft plastics** around docks, oysters, and creek mouths Best **bait**: - **Live shrimp** is hard to beat for just about everything - **Mud minnows** for flounder and reds - **Small finger mullet** if you can find them - **Cut bait** for drum and opportunistic reds If you want a couple of **hot spots**, I’d start with **the St. Augustine Inlet** for moving-water action, then slide over to **Creek mouths and the Matanzas side edges** where bait funnels hard on tide changes. **Dock lines and bridge shadow lines** can also fish well once the sun gets higher and the bite gets tougher. If you’re on foot, work the **first gut at the beach** early. If you’re in a skiff or kayak, focus on **current breaks, oyster edges, and little drains emptying into bigger water**. That’s where the fish stack up when the tide starts moving. Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to **subscribe** for more local fishing reports. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

Morning, folks—Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report. It’s been a pretty classic late-May setup along the First Coast: warm, muggy air, light coastal breeze, and enough cloud cover at times to keep the heat from getting mean too early. NOAA’s forecast for the St. Augustine area calls for a warm day with scattered showers possible, so keep an eye on the sky and give yourself a little rain gear. For tides, this morning is shaping up around a strong incoming phase, which is money around the inlets, creek mouths, and bridges. Around St. Augustine Inlet and the Matanzas area, that moving water should have bait stacking and predators feeding. If you can fish the first of the incoming or the last of the outgoing, that’s usually the sweet spot. Sunrise is around 6:27 AM, and sunset lands near 8:16 PM, so we’ve got plenty of daylight to work with and a good stretch of evening bite after the sun drops. Fish activity has been solid lately. According to local reports from area guides and bait shops, redfish are showing in good numbers on the flats and around dock lines, with a mix of slot fish and a few solid bulls. Trout have been picking up on grass shorelines and tidal drains, and flounder are starting to show better around ambush points near deeper cuts. Near the inlet and bridge pilings, anglers have also been hooking Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and the occasional ladyfish when the bait gets pushed through. Offshore, when the weather allows, reports have included kingfish, mangrove snapper, and a few cobia cruising structure and buoys. Recent catches have been looking like this: reds in the 18- to 26-inch range, trout mostly 14 to 20 inches, flounder from keeper size on up, and a decent mix of 2- to 5-pound Spanish mackerel on live bait and shiny stuff. A few backwater crews have been reporting double-digit redfish mornings when the tide is moving right. Best bait right now? Live shrimp is still hard to beat, especially under a popping cork for trout and reds. Mud minnows and finger mullet are excellent for flounder and bigger inshore reds. If you’re fishing the inlet or bridge shadow lines, live pilchards, cut mullet, or small menhaden are all strong choices. Best lures: a 3-inch paddletail on a jig head for the grass flats, gold spoons for cruising reds, and topwater plugs early and late if the water’s calm. Around deeper water and current breaks, try a bucktail or a twitch bait. For Spanish and bluefish, a small silver spoon or gotcha-style lure does the trick. Couple of hot spots to check: St. Augustine Inlet for moving-water action and mixed species, and the Matanzas River marsh drains and creek mouths for reds, trout, and flounder. If the wind lays down, the bridge pilings and nearby channel edges can be very productive too. That’s your local rundown—get out there early, fish the moving water, and don’t be afraid to change baits if the bite slows. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure you subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’re working a mild spring pattern along the First Coast. Light northeast breeze early, building onshore by afternoon. Air temps running mid‑60s at first light, pushing upper 70s later, with partly cloudy skies and just enough chop to keep things interesting. According to NOAA tide tables for St. Augustine Inlet, we’ve got a predawn high followed by a mid‑morning fall, then a mid‑afternoon low and an evening push back in. That dropping water after sunrise is the money window: bait flushed off the flats and out of the creeks, predators stacking at the edges and mouths. Sunrise is right around that six‑ish mark, with sunset roughly twelve and a half hours later, giving you a long day to work both ends of the tide. Inshore, the reds and trout have been the main story. Local reports from the Intracoastal around the 312 bridge and Vilano say slot reds have been chewing well on the first half of the outgoing, especially where oysters meet deeper cuts. Anglers drifting the edges with live shrimp under popping corks or cut mullet on fish‑finder rigs are putting a handful of keepers in the box, plus plenty of underslot dinks. Speckled trout are still active along grass lines and creek mouths from Salt Run up toward the Guana area. The night and first‑light bite has been strong on topwater walkers in bone or mullet patterns. As the sun gets up, switch to 3–4 inch paddle tails in new penny, opening night, or natural mullet colors on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads. Slow roll them along drop‑offs and you’ll pick off trout with the occasional flounder mixed in. Speaking of flounder, numbers are improving. Folks working the docks and pilings in Salt Run and around the Bridge of Lions with mud minnows or finger mullet on Carolina rigs are seeing a steady pick, mostly 14–17 inches, with a few doormats when the water’s clean. Work tight to structure and be patient on the hookset. Nearshore, when the wind lays, boats sliding just off the beach have found pods of bait and the usual suspects behind them. Kingfish have started to show on the reefs and wrecks in 50–70 feet; slow‑trolled live pogies are the ticket. You’ll also see scattered cobia cruising rays and buoys—keep a jig ready, something heavy in chartreuse or white, and toss it right on their nose. Surf fishing along Anastasia and south toward Crescent Beach has produced whiting and pompano on the better days, with a few drum in the mix. Best results come on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing, with double‑drop rigs tipped with fresh shrimp, sand fleas, or Fishbites in shrimp or clam. Scale your tackle down for more bites; these fish have seen a lot of hardware lately. For artificial fans, you can’t go wrong with a small arsenal: topwater walkers at dawn, gold spoons for covering water over grass, and soft plastics on light jigheads once the sun’s up. Natural colors on clear water, darker or more vibrant on that wind‑stirred tide. Couple of local hotspots to circle: First, Salt Run and the adjacent flats inside the inlet. Work the early falling tide along the grass and around the docks for reds, trout, and flounder. Keep a close eye on the current seams near the channel. Second, the ICW stretch between the 312 bridge and Vilano. Target creek mouths with good oyster presence and a little deeper water close by. Those ambush points have been holding some of the better slot reds and a healthy trout bite. That’s the rundown from in and around St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report. We’ve got a classic late‑spring pattern setting up. A cool, light northwest breeze at daybreak will swing onshore by late morning with winds around 8–12 knots off the ocean. Skies are mostly clear, temps starting in the low 70s and pushing into the mid‑80s this afternoon. Barometer is steady, and that’s helped keep the bite pretty consistent the last few days. According to the National Weather Service marine forecast out of Jacksonville, seas are running 2–3 feet nearshore, a little lumpier past 10 miles but very manageable for smaller boats early. NOAA tide tables for the St. Augustine Inlet show a pre‑dawn incoming tide, topping out around mid‑morning, then falling through early afternoon. That first couple hours of incoming has been the money window for most inshore folks. Sunrise comes just after 6:20 a.m., sunset a bit after 8:10 p.m., so you’ve got a long day to pick your shots. Dawn and the last hour of light are still the best for topwater work around the grass and docks. Inshore, the usual suspects have been chewing. Local shop reports from places like Avid Angler and Fishbites Trading Post say reds have been steady in the creeks off the ICW north and south of town—think Moses Creek, Pellicer, and the back of Salt Run. Most fish are slot reds with a few over-slots mixed in. Trout are hanging on the edges of deeper bends and around shell bars, especially halfway through the outgoing tide. For artificials, a 3–4 inch paddle tail in new penny, electric chicken, or anything with some chartreuse has been hot, rigged on a 1/8–1/4 oz jighead. Topwater plugs like a Spook Jr. or Skitter Walk have been drawing some explosive strikes at first light over flooded grass and along oyster edges. Live shrimp under a popping cork and mud minnows on a jighead remain the go‑to for folks who’d rather soak bait. Flounder reports have picked up around the Vilano Bridge pilings and along the rocks at the inlet. Most are keepers, with a few doormats. Finger mullet and mud minnows on a sliding egg sinker rig or bucktail jigs sweetened with a strip of mullet are getting bit. Nearshore, local captains out of the St. Augustine Marina and Camachee Cove have been putting customers on good numbers of king mackerel on the beach when the water cleans up—slow‑trolled live pogies and ribbonfish around bait pods and near the shrimp boats. Spanish mackerel and bluefish are mixed in, hitting small silver spoons and gotcha plugs. A few cobia are still popping up on rays and along color changes just off the beach, so keep a big bucktail or an eel-style soft plastic ready on a heavier rod. Water clarity has been decent on the higher tides in the river and around the inlet, but gets pretty stained on the bottom of the outgoing, especially after any afternoon storms. Adjust lure color accordingly—go natural when it’s clear, brighter or darker profiles when it muddies up. If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots to start your day: First, work the oyster bars and grass lines along the ICW between the 312 bridge and the 206 bridge on the first of the incoming for reds and trout. Second, hit the rocks and channel edges around the St. Augustine Inlet at the top of the tide for flounder and a mixed bag of jacks, drum, and the occasional snook. That’s your St. Augustine fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn