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St. Augustine Fishing Report: Epic Spring Bite Along the ICW and Offshore Action Galore
This is Artificial Lure checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report for April 21, 2025.
The spring bite is absolutely on fire right now. Temperatures are sitting in the high 70s and the weather is breezy, with a steady 15 to 20 knot wind out of the west. Sunrise this morning was right around 6:50 a.m., and sunset will hit close to 7:55 p.m., so you’ve got a full day of light to work every tide and make the most of these feeding windows.
Tide-wise, we’re seeing those classic spring swings. Look for bait stacking up on the outgoing tides, especially around creek mouths and oyster bars. Negative low tides have been pushing redfish into deeper drains and along flats with quick escape routes to the ICW. That’s prime time to sight-cast to schooling reds.
Inshore, it’s been action packed. Folks working the river and the jetties are catching solid numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp, and bull reds have been hitting float rigs and cut bait with a vengeance. Don’t forget about the sheepshead either—these convicts are still chewing, especially around structure. Back in the deeper creek holes, you’ll find drum and flounder holding tight, and they’ll take mud minnows, live shrimp, or your favorite jighead and paddletail combo. Reports from local charters say it’s been nothing for families to pull in upwards of 100 fish on a good inshore trip.
If you’re itching for a bigger pull, now’s the time for offshore. Water temps are running around 64 degrees in the 80- to 120-foot range, and boats are hooking up with sailfish, barracuda, snapper, triggerfish, amberjack, cobia, mahi, tuna, and the occasional wahoo and red snapper. Ballyhoo and sardines are prime offshore baits right now.
The best artificial lures have been Saltwater Assassin “Lil Boss” paddle tails and topwater plugs during low-light hours. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp, mud minnows, and cut mullet.
Hot spots for today include the flats along the northern ICW near the St. Augustine Lighthouse for redfish and trout, and the Vilano Beach jetties for bull reds and sheepshead. Offshore, target the ledges 20 to 35 miles out for your pelagics.
Get out there and bend a rod—today’s conditions are lining up for some of the best action of the spring. Tight lines from your friend, Artificial Lure.
The spring bite is absolutely on fire right now. Temperatures are sitting in the high 70s and the weather is breezy, with a steady 15 to 20 knot wind out of the west. Sunrise this morning was right around 6:50 a.m., and sunset will hit close to 7:55 p.m., so you’ve got a full day of light to work every tide and make the most of these feeding windows.
Tide-wise, we’re seeing those classic spring swings. Look for bait stacking up on the outgoing tides, especially around creek mouths and oyster bars. Negative low tides have been pushing redfish into deeper drains and along flats with quick escape routes to the ICW. That’s prime time to sight-cast to schooling reds.
Inshore, it’s been action packed. Folks working the river and the jetties are catching solid numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp, and bull reds have been hitting float rigs and cut bait with a vengeance. Don’t forget about the sheepshead either—these convicts are still chewing, especially around structure. Back in the deeper creek holes, you’ll find drum and flounder holding tight, and they’ll take mud minnows, live shrimp, or your favorite jighead and paddletail combo. Reports from local charters say it’s been nothing for families to pull in upwards of 100 fish on a good inshore trip.
If you’re itching for a bigger pull, now’s the time for offshore. Water temps are running around 64 degrees in the 80- to 120-foot range, and boats are hooking up with sailfish, barracuda, snapper, triggerfish, amberjack, cobia, mahi, tuna, and the occasional wahoo and red snapper. Ballyhoo and sardines are prime offshore baits right now.
The best artificial lures have been Saltwater Assassin “Lil Boss” paddle tails and topwater plugs during low-light hours. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp, mud minnows, and cut mullet.
Hot spots for today include the flats along the northern ICW near the St. Augustine Lighthouse for redfish and trout, and the Vilano Beach jetties for bull reds and sheepshead. Offshore, target the ledges 20 to 35 miles out for your pelagics.
Get out there and bend a rod—today’s conditions are lining up for some of the best action of the spring. Tight lines from your friend, Artificial Lure.
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report for April 21, 2025.
The spring bite is absolutely on fire right now. Temperatures are sitting in the high 70s and the weather is breezy, with a steady 15 to 20 knot wind out of the west. Sunrise this morning was right around 6:50 a.m., and sunset will hit close to 7:55 p.m., so you’ve got a full day of light to work every tide and make the most of these feeding windows.
Tide-wise, we’re seeing those classic spring swings. Look for bait stacking up on the outgoing tides, especially around creek mouths and oyster bars. Negative low tides have been pushing redfish into deeper drains and along flats with quick escape routes to the ICW. That’s prime time to sight-cast to schooling reds.
Inshore, it’s been action packed. Folks working the river and the jetties are catching solid numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp, and bull reds have been hitting float rigs and cut bait with a vengeance. Don’t forget about the sheepshead either—these convicts are still chewing, especially around structure. Back in the deeper creek holes, you’ll find drum and flounder holding tight, and they’ll take mud minnows, live shrimp, or your favorite jighead and paddletail combo. Reports from local charters say it’s been nothing for families to pull in upwards of 100 fish on a good inshore trip.
If you’re itching for a bigger pull, now’s the time for offshore. Water temps are running around 64 degrees in the 80- to 120-foot range, and boats are hooking up with sailfish, barracuda, snapper, triggerfish, amberjack, cobia, mahi, tuna, and the occasional wahoo and red snapper. Ballyhoo and sardines are prime offshore baits right now.
The best artificial lures have been Saltwater Assassin “Lil Boss” paddle tails and topwater plugs during low-light hours. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp, mud minnows, and cut mullet.
Hot spots for today include the flats along the northern ICW near the St. Augustine Lighthouse for redfish and trout, and the Vilano Beach jetties for bull reds and sheepshead. Offshore, target the ledges 20 to 35 miles out for your pelagics.
Get out there and bend a rod—today’s conditions are lining up for some of the best action of the spring. Tight lines from your friend, Artificial Lure.
The spring bite is absolutely on fire right now. Temperatures are sitting in the high 70s and the weather is breezy, with a steady 15 to 20 knot wind out of the west. Sunrise this morning was right around 6:50 a.m., and sunset will hit close to 7:55 p.m., so you’ve got a full day of light to work every tide and make the most of these feeding windows.
Tide-wise, we’re seeing those classic spring swings. Look for bait stacking up on the outgoing tides, especially around creek mouths and oyster bars. Negative low tides have been pushing redfish into deeper drains and along flats with quick escape routes to the ICW. That’s prime time to sight-cast to schooling reds.
Inshore, it’s been action packed. Folks working the river and the jetties are catching solid numbers of speckled trout on live shrimp, and bull reds have been hitting float rigs and cut bait with a vengeance. Don’t forget about the sheepshead either—these convicts are still chewing, especially around structure. Back in the deeper creek holes, you’ll find drum and flounder holding tight, and they’ll take mud minnows, live shrimp, or your favorite jighead and paddletail combo. Reports from local charters say it’s been nothing for families to pull in upwards of 100 fish on a good inshore trip.
If you’re itching for a bigger pull, now’s the time for offshore. Water temps are running around 64 degrees in the 80- to 120-foot range, and boats are hooking up with sailfish, barracuda, snapper, triggerfish, amberjack, cobia, mahi, tuna, and the occasional wahoo and red snapper. Ballyhoo and sardines are prime offshore baits right now.
The best artificial lures have been Saltwater Assassin “Lil Boss” paddle tails and topwater plugs during low-light hours. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp, mud minnows, and cut mullet.
Hot spots for today include the flats along the northern ICW near the St. Augustine Lighthouse for redfish and trout, and the Vilano Beach jetties for bull reds and sheepshead. Offshore, target the ledges 20 to 35 miles out for your pelagics.
Get out there and bend a rod—today’s conditions are lining up for some of the best action of the spring. Tight lines from your friend, Artificial Lure.