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St. Augustine Fishing Report: June 18, 2025 - Trout, Reds, and Offshore Action
This is Artificial Lure, bringing you the St. Augustine fishing report for June 18, 2025.
We kicked off the day with a picture-perfect sunrise at 6:24 AM, and anglers can look forward to lines in the water right up to sunset, which isn’t until 8:28 PM. Tides are running strong today: our first high came at 2:03 AM at 4.4 feet, dropping to dead low at 8:40 AM, then building back up for a 2:40 PM high around 4.3 feet, before easing down to a 9:06 PM low tide. Expect a decent flow and good moving water on both the outgoing and incoming, which sets up well along the ICW, flats, and jetties according to Tide-Forecast.com.
Weather’s mostly favorable for June—mornings are starting off humid with a light southeast wind, but as those afternoon sea breezes kick in, you might find a little chop developing on open water, so plan your run accordingly.
The bite’s been picking up steam. According to recent guide reports from Captain Experiences, sheepshead have finally started showing up in decent numbers in the river, and speckled trout are active, especially on live shrimp. The jetties are still hit-or-miss for sheepshead, but you’ll find some pockets if you work the structure during higher stages of the tide. Out on the flats and around creek mouths, anglers are scoring quality redfish and bonus bull reds—a few slots, but more oversized brutes mixed in, particularly on the big swings around high tide.
Live shrimp is king for trout and sheepshead, but don’t overlook fiddler crabs for those picky sheepshead hugging pilings and docks. Soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp and paddle tails in white or natural hues are working well for sight-casting redfish and trout, especially when bounced slow on the deeper edges after the tide starts falling. If you’re targeting the jetties or deeper holes, try a heavier jighead or slip a live mullet on the bottom for a shot at a bull red.
Recent trips have seen limits of trout, plenty of redfish (with some truly big ones landed), and a nice mix of mangrove snapper and black drum. A few offshore reports mention mahi-mahi out past the break and the kingfish bite heating up when the weather lets you run.
For hot spots, check out the Vilano Bridge pilings for sheepshead and drum on the last of the incoming tide, and don’t sleep on the flats around Salt Run for trout and tailing reds, especially early or late in the day.
That’s your on-the-water lowdown for today—thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s St. Augustine fishing report. Make sure to subscribe for daily tips and local insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
We kicked off the day with a picture-perfect sunrise at 6:24 AM, and anglers can look forward to lines in the water right up to sunset, which isn’t until 8:28 PM. Tides are running strong today: our first high came at 2:03 AM at 4.4 feet, dropping to dead low at 8:40 AM, then building back up for a 2:40 PM high around 4.3 feet, before easing down to a 9:06 PM low tide. Expect a decent flow and good moving water on both the outgoing and incoming, which sets up well along the ICW, flats, and jetties according to Tide-Forecast.com.
Weather’s mostly favorable for June—mornings are starting off humid with a light southeast wind, but as those afternoon sea breezes kick in, you might find a little chop developing on open water, so plan your run accordingly.
The bite’s been picking up steam. According to recent guide reports from Captain Experiences, sheepshead have finally started showing up in decent numbers in the river, and speckled trout are active, especially on live shrimp. The jetties are still hit-or-miss for sheepshead, but you’ll find some pockets if you work the structure during higher stages of the tide. Out on the flats and around creek mouths, anglers are scoring quality redfish and bonus bull reds—a few slots, but more oversized brutes mixed in, particularly on the big swings around high tide.
Live shrimp is king for trout and sheepshead, but don’t overlook fiddler crabs for those picky sheepshead hugging pilings and docks. Soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp and paddle tails in white or natural hues are working well for sight-casting redfish and trout, especially when bounced slow on the deeper edges after the tide starts falling. If you’re targeting the jetties or deeper holes, try a heavier jighead or slip a live mullet on the bottom for a shot at a bull red.
Recent trips have seen limits of trout, plenty of redfish (with some truly big ones landed), and a nice mix of mangrove snapper and black drum. A few offshore reports mention mahi-mahi out past the break and the kingfish bite heating up when the weather lets you run.
For hot spots, check out the Vilano Bridge pilings for sheepshead and drum on the last of the incoming tide, and don’t sleep on the flats around Salt Run for trout and tailing reds, especially early or late in the day.
That’s your on-the-water lowdown for today—thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s St. Augustine fishing report. Make sure to subscribe for daily tips and local insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is Artificial Lure, bringing you the St. Augustine fishing report for June 18, 2025.
We kicked off the day with a picture-perfect sunrise at 6:24 AM, and anglers can look forward to lines in the water right up to sunset, which isn’t until 8:28 PM. Tides are running strong today: our first high came at 2:03 AM at 4.4 feet, dropping to dead low at 8:40 AM, then building back up for a 2:40 PM high around 4.3 feet, before easing down to a 9:06 PM low tide. Expect a decent flow and good moving water on both the outgoing and incoming, which sets up well along the ICW, flats, and jetties according to Tide-Forecast.com.
Weather’s mostly favorable for June—mornings are starting off humid with a light southeast wind, but as those afternoon sea breezes kick in, you might find a little chop developing on open water, so plan your run accordingly.
The bite’s been picking up steam. According to recent guide reports from Captain Experiences, sheepshead have finally started showing up in decent numbers in the river, and speckled trout are active, especially on live shrimp. The jetties are still hit-or-miss for sheepshead, but you’ll find some pockets if you work the structure during higher stages of the tide. Out on the flats and around creek mouths, anglers are scoring quality redfish and bonus bull reds—a few slots, but more oversized brutes mixed in, particularly on the big swings around high tide.
Live shrimp is king for trout and sheepshead, but don’t overlook fiddler crabs for those picky sheepshead hugging pilings and docks. Soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp and paddle tails in white or natural hues are working well for sight-casting redfish and trout, especially when bounced slow on the deeper edges after the tide starts falling. If you’re targeting the jetties or deeper holes, try a heavier jighead or slip a live mullet on the bottom for a shot at a bull red.
Recent trips have seen limits of trout, plenty of redfish (with some truly big ones landed), and a nice mix of mangrove snapper and black drum. A few offshore reports mention mahi-mahi out past the break and the kingfish bite heating up when the weather lets you run.
For hot spots, check out the Vilano Bridge pilings for sheepshead and drum on the last of the incoming tide, and don’t sleep on the flats around Salt Run for trout and tailing reds, especially early or late in the day.
That’s your on-the-water lowdown for today—thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s St. Augustine fishing report. Make sure to subscribe for daily tips and local insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
We kicked off the day with a picture-perfect sunrise at 6:24 AM, and anglers can look forward to lines in the water right up to sunset, which isn’t until 8:28 PM. Tides are running strong today: our first high came at 2:03 AM at 4.4 feet, dropping to dead low at 8:40 AM, then building back up for a 2:40 PM high around 4.3 feet, before easing down to a 9:06 PM low tide. Expect a decent flow and good moving water on both the outgoing and incoming, which sets up well along the ICW, flats, and jetties according to Tide-Forecast.com.
Weather’s mostly favorable for June—mornings are starting off humid with a light southeast wind, but as those afternoon sea breezes kick in, you might find a little chop developing on open water, so plan your run accordingly.
The bite’s been picking up steam. According to recent guide reports from Captain Experiences, sheepshead have finally started showing up in decent numbers in the river, and speckled trout are active, especially on live shrimp. The jetties are still hit-or-miss for sheepshead, but you’ll find some pockets if you work the structure during higher stages of the tide. Out on the flats and around creek mouths, anglers are scoring quality redfish and bonus bull reds—a few slots, but more oversized brutes mixed in, particularly on the big swings around high tide.
Live shrimp is king for trout and sheepshead, but don’t overlook fiddler crabs for those picky sheepshead hugging pilings and docks. Soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp and paddle tails in white or natural hues are working well for sight-casting redfish and trout, especially when bounced slow on the deeper edges after the tide starts falling. If you’re targeting the jetties or deeper holes, try a heavier jighead or slip a live mullet on the bottom for a shot at a bull red.
Recent trips have seen limits of trout, plenty of redfish (with some truly big ones landed), and a nice mix of mangrove snapper and black drum. A few offshore reports mention mahi-mahi out past the break and the kingfish bite heating up when the weather lets you run.
For hot spots, check out the Vilano Bridge pilings for sheepshead and drum on the last of the incoming tide, and don’t sleep on the flats around Salt Run for trout and tailing reds, especially early or late in the day.
That’s your on-the-water lowdown for today—thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s St. Augustine fishing report. Make sure to subscribe for daily tips and local insights. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.