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Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for Saturday, May 31, 2025.
## Today's Conditions
The sun rose at 6:25 AM and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Tide-wise, we've got a low tide at 6:58 AM measuring just 0.11 feet, followed by a high tide at 12:59 PM hitting 4.13 feet. We'll finish the day with another low tide at 7:04 PM at 0.29 feet. These extreme tide swings mean fantastic fishing opportunities in the flats during high tide and productive fishing in deeper channels during the lows.
## What's Biting
The fishing scene in St. Augustine is hot right now! Sheepshead have finally started showing up, mostly in the river, while the jetties remain hit or miss. Speckled trout are taking live shrimp nicely, and anglers have been reporting bonus bull redfish in the mix.
After Hurricane Milton's effects earlier this season, the fish are back and chewing well throughout Northeast Florida. Bull reds are still running strong, and the floods are absolutely on fire. We've got those prime fall-like low tide schools forming up just in time for the weekend.
## Inshore Action
Captain Tommy Derringer, a St. Augustine local with over a decade of guiding experience, has been putting clients on impressive catches in the Intracoastal and backcountry estuaries. If you're looking for shallow water action, the redfish and trout are providing consistent action for both light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.
Recent trips have produced beautiful redfish, with several charter captains reporting excellent success. Frank, Cole, and Joe have all been praised by clients for putting them on quality fish despite the season being a bit behind schedule.
## Hot Spots
For today's hot spots, I'd recommend:
1. The flats around the Intracoastal during the incoming tide for redfish and trout
2. The St. Augustine Inlet jetties during the first couple hours of the outgoing tide
3. Creeks off the San Sebastian River for sheepshead action
## Bait & Tackle
Live shrimp has been the top producer lately, especially for speckled trout. For redfish, try cut mullet or blue crabs. If you're an artificial fan like myself, gold spoons, paddle tail soft plastics in white or chartreuse, and topwater plugs in the early morning have all been effective.
For sheepshead, fiddler crabs or oysters on a fish-finder rig with a small circle hook will do the trick.
Remember, those super shallow water areas are fishing particularly well right now, so a stealthy approach is crucial. Low profile skiffs or wade fishing will give you the best shot at those wary fish.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's St. Augustine fishing report. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss next week's update when we'll have a rundown of the upcoming summer tournaments hitting our area. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
## Today's Conditions
The sun rose at 6:25 AM and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Tide-wise, we've got a low tide at 6:58 AM measuring just 0.11 feet, followed by a high tide at 12:59 PM hitting 4.13 feet. We'll finish the day with another low tide at 7:04 PM at 0.29 feet. These extreme tide swings mean fantastic fishing opportunities in the flats during high tide and productive fishing in deeper channels during the lows.
## What's Biting
The fishing scene in St. Augustine is hot right now! Sheepshead have finally started showing up, mostly in the river, while the jetties remain hit or miss. Speckled trout are taking live shrimp nicely, and anglers have been reporting bonus bull redfish in the mix.
After Hurricane Milton's effects earlier this season, the fish are back and chewing well throughout Northeast Florida. Bull reds are still running strong, and the floods are absolutely on fire. We've got those prime fall-like low tide schools forming up just in time for the weekend.
## Inshore Action
Captain Tommy Derringer, a St. Augustine local with over a decade of guiding experience, has been putting clients on impressive catches in the Intracoastal and backcountry estuaries. If you're looking for shallow water action, the redfish and trout are providing consistent action for both light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.
Recent trips have produced beautiful redfish, with several charter captains reporting excellent success. Frank, Cole, and Joe have all been praised by clients for putting them on quality fish despite the season being a bit behind schedule.
## Hot Spots
For today's hot spots, I'd recommend:
1. The flats around the Intracoastal during the incoming tide for redfish and trout
2. The St. Augustine Inlet jetties during the first couple hours of the outgoing tide
3. Creeks off the San Sebastian River for sheepshead action
## Bait & Tackle
Live shrimp has been the top producer lately, especially for speckled trout. For redfish, try cut mullet or blue crabs. If you're an artificial fan like myself, gold spoons, paddle tail soft plastics in white or chartreuse, and topwater plugs in the early morning have all been effective.
For sheepshead, fiddler crabs or oysters on a fish-finder rig with a small circle hook will do the trick.
Remember, those super shallow water areas are fishing particularly well right now, so a stealthy approach is crucial. Low profile skiffs or wade fishing will give you the best shot at those wary fish.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's St. Augustine fishing report. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss next week's update when we'll have a rundown of the upcoming summer tournaments hitting our area. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseHey folks, Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for Saturday, May 31, 2025.
## Today's Conditions
The sun rose at 6:25 AM and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Tide-wise, we've got a low tide at 6:58 AM measuring just 0.11 feet, followed by a high tide at 12:59 PM hitting 4.13 feet. We'll finish the day with another low tide at 7:04 PM at 0.29 feet. These extreme tide swings mean fantastic fishing opportunities in the flats during high tide and productive fishing in deeper channels during the lows.
## What's Biting
The fishing scene in St. Augustine is hot right now! Sheepshead have finally started showing up, mostly in the river, while the jetties remain hit or miss. Speckled trout are taking live shrimp nicely, and anglers have been reporting bonus bull redfish in the mix.
After Hurricane Milton's effects earlier this season, the fish are back and chewing well throughout Northeast Florida. Bull reds are still running strong, and the floods are absolutely on fire. We've got those prime fall-like low tide schools forming up just in time for the weekend.
## Inshore Action
Captain Tommy Derringer, a St. Augustine local with over a decade of guiding experience, has been putting clients on impressive catches in the Intracoastal and backcountry estuaries. If you're looking for shallow water action, the redfish and trout are providing consistent action for both light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.
Recent trips have produced beautiful redfish, with several charter captains reporting excellent success. Frank, Cole, and Joe have all been praised by clients for putting them on quality fish despite the season being a bit behind schedule.
## Hot Spots
For today's hot spots, I'd recommend:
1. The flats around the Intracoastal during the incoming tide for redfish and trout
2. The St. Augustine Inlet jetties during the first couple hours of the outgoing tide
3. Creeks off the San Sebastian River for sheepshead action
## Bait & Tackle
Live shrimp has been the top producer lately, especially for speckled trout. For redfish, try cut mullet or blue crabs. If you're an artificial fan like myself, gold spoons, paddle tail soft plastics in white or chartreuse, and topwater plugs in the early morning have all been effective.
For sheepshead, fiddler crabs or oysters on a fish-finder rig with a small circle hook will do the trick.
Remember, those super shallow water areas are fishing particularly well right now, so a stealthy approach is crucial. Low profile skiffs or wade fishing will give you the best shot at those wary fish.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's St. Augustine fishing report. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss next week's update when we'll have a rundown of the upcoming summer tournaments hitting our area. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
## Today's Conditions
The sun rose at 6:25 AM and will set at 8:21 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with. Tide-wise, we've got a low tide at 6:58 AM measuring just 0.11 feet, followed by a high tide at 12:59 PM hitting 4.13 feet. We'll finish the day with another low tide at 7:04 PM at 0.29 feet. These extreme tide swings mean fantastic fishing opportunities in the flats during high tide and productive fishing in deeper channels during the lows.
## What's Biting
The fishing scene in St. Augustine is hot right now! Sheepshead have finally started showing up, mostly in the river, while the jetties remain hit or miss. Speckled trout are taking live shrimp nicely, and anglers have been reporting bonus bull redfish in the mix.
After Hurricane Milton's effects earlier this season, the fish are back and chewing well throughout Northeast Florida. Bull reds are still running strong, and the floods are absolutely on fire. We've got those prime fall-like low tide schools forming up just in time for the weekend.
## Inshore Action
Captain Tommy Derringer, a St. Augustine local with over a decade of guiding experience, has been putting clients on impressive catches in the Intracoastal and backcountry estuaries. If you're looking for shallow water action, the redfish and trout are providing consistent action for both light tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.
Recent trips have produced beautiful redfish, with several charter captains reporting excellent success. Frank, Cole, and Joe have all been praised by clients for putting them on quality fish despite the season being a bit behind schedule.
## Hot Spots
For today's hot spots, I'd recommend:
1. The flats around the Intracoastal during the incoming tide for redfish and trout
2. The St. Augustine Inlet jetties during the first couple hours of the outgoing tide
3. Creeks off the San Sebastian River for sheepshead action
## Bait & Tackle
Live shrimp has been the top producer lately, especially for speckled trout. For redfish, try cut mullet or blue crabs. If you're an artificial fan like myself, gold spoons, paddle tail soft plastics in white or chartreuse, and topwater plugs in the early morning have all been effective.
For sheepshead, fiddler crabs or oysters on a fish-finder rig with a small circle hook will do the trick.
Remember, those super shallow water areas are fishing particularly well right now, so a stealthy approach is crucial. Low profile skiffs or wade fishing will give you the best shot at those wary fish.
Thanks for tuning in to this week's St. Augustine fishing report. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss next week's update when we'll have a rundown of the upcoming summer tournaments hitting our area. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.