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  • St. Augustine Fishing Report: Prime March Conditions, Redfish Spawning Season, and Hot Spot Tactics
    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report!
    We've got some excellent conditions shaping up today on the flats. Sunrise came in around 7:42 this morning, and we're looking at sunset around 7:30 tonight—giving us nearly 12 hours of solid fishing light. That's prime time for working the grass beds.
    Tide-wise, we're seeing high water hit around 2:47 AM with 7.18 feet, then a low around 10:03 AM at just 0.53 feet. That afternoon high is pushing 3:35 PM. This gives us multiple windows to work. During that low tide push this morning, focus on the deeper potholes and channel edges where redfish and trout stack up. Once we get back to higher water this afternoon, those grass flats are going to light up.
    Speaking of which—redfish are firing right now. March is prime spawning season, and they're schooled up and feeding aggressively. Fresh blue crab or fiddler crab on the bottom is your ticket. Watch for those telltale wakes and nervous water on calm mornings—reds push serious water when they're feeding. Speckled trout are also solid year-round here, running 14-24 inches. They love a popping cork with live shrimp worked along the grass edges, especially at dawn and dusk.
    Sea trout are cooperative residents, typically 1-3 pounds with occasional bruisers over 5 pounds. They'll hammer both live and artificial baits. If you're targeting sheepshead around the docks and pilings, light jig heads with fiddler crabs will get the job done—just set the hook hard the second you feel them, or they'll steal your bait blind.
    For hot spots, hit the St. Augustine flats where grass beds mix with sandy areas and oyster bars. That combination creates perfect ambush zones. Also work the deeper channels adjacent to the grass flats by drifting live mullet or shrimp on the bottom—that's where bigger drum and trout are hanging.
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    2 min
  • Late Winter St. Augustine: Reds and Trout on the Move with Spring Tides
    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your St. Augustine fishing report.
    We’ve got a classic late‑winter pattern shaping up. According to Tides4Fishing’s Matanzas Inlet chart for early March, we’re sitting on a **high tidal coefficient in the 70s**, so tides are still moving good water, just easing off those big moon swings. Matanzas shows **sunrise around 6:45–6:50 a.m. and sunset about 6:25–6:30 p.m.**, giving us plenty of light on the flats.
    TidesChart’s Saint Johns County solunar table calls today an **excellent fishing day**, with **major feeding windows roughly 4–6 a.m. and 4–6 p.m., and minors around first light and again late afternoon**. That lines up nicely with your before‑work and after‑work missions.
    Weather‑wise, the NWS marine forecast out of Jacksonville is calling for **light to moderate onshore flow with only isolated showers offshore**, so the **ICW and creeks will be very fishable** and the surf should be manageable for plugging troughs at first light.
    Inshore, local captains working the Intracoastal from the Vilano Bridge down past the 206 bridge have been steady on **slot redfish, mixed trout, and a few sheepshead and black drum**. This past week, crews fishing deeper bends and oyster edges on the lower half of the outgoing have been boating **2–6 redfish a trip**, plus **a handful of legal trout** when they slide out of the shallows with the falling water.
    Best producers right now:
    - **Lures:** 3–4 inch **paddle‑tail soft plastics** in new penny or natural mullet on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads; **gold spoons** for covering water on the flats; and a **slow‑suspending hard jerkbait** over shell and potholes for trout.
    - **Live bait:** **Mud minnows and live shrimp** are the MVPs. Fish them on a **slip float** or **Carolina rig** around dock pilings and oyster bars. Fiddler crabs are still scoring **sheepshead** on bridge and dock structure.
    According to local surf and tide reports from Crescent and St. Augustine Beach, we’ve had **waist‑high surf with decent water movement at dawn**, which has helped the surf bite. Anglers soaking **fresh shrimp and Fishbites in the first and second trough** are picking up **whiting, smaller pompano, and an occasional slot red** on the last half of the incoming and first of the outgoing.
    A couple hot spots to circle:
    - **Matanzas Inlet / Crescent Beach Bridge:** Work the **ICW side bars and creek mouths** on the last of the outgoing for redfish. Slow‑roll a gold spoon or bounce a paddle‑tail along the drop‑offs; switch to live shrimp when the current really starts pushing.
    - **Salt Run / Vilano Basin:** On the **first of the incoming**, look for clean water on the **east‑facing oyster edges**. Long casts with light jigheads and a natural‑colored soft plastic will find trout; ease a mud minnow along the bottom for reds.
    Fish the **moving water during the solunar peaks**, keep your presentations slow and natural in the cooler morning temps, and bump up to brighter or noisier baits if the aft
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    4 min
  • St. Augustine Spring Fishing: Red Hot Reds and Trout on the Rise This March
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to local fishin' expert right here in St. Augustine. Comin' at ya live on this fine March 6th mornin' at 8:32, with the sun risin' around 6:54 AM and settin' at 6:22 PM per Tide-Forecast.com. Weather's lookin' mild with risin' temps from that fadin' El Niño—expect partly cloudy skies, light winds, and water warmin' up nice, makin' fish active like in those Tampa Bay reports from Coastal Angler Mag.
    Tides today at the City Dock are prime: low at 5:37 AM hittin' near zero, high at 11:34 AM around 4.22 feet, perfect for flood tide bites. Out at the Beach, similar action with lows near slack and highs pushin' 4.6 feet mid-mornin' accordin' to Tideschart.com.
    Fish are wakin' up! Recent catches around here mirror spring patterns—folks pullin' in redfish by the dozen on the flats, slot-sized trout stackin' up in the creeks, and black drum thumpin' near structure. Sheepshead still hangin' on pilings, with a few early pompano showin' on the beach. Limits reported last week near the inlet, thanks to baitfish schools movin' in.
    Best lures? Go with **Gulp! Swimming Mullet** in shrimp or chartreuse for reds and trout—work 'em slow on the retrieve. **Jigheads with paddle tails** under a popping cork for aggressive strikes. Live bait kings: fresh shrimp on a circle hook for sheepshead and drum, or mullet chunks for bigger reds. Finger mullet if you can net 'em.
    Hit these hot spots: Vilano Beach piers for easy access trout and blues at first light, or the Matanzas Inlet jetties on the outgoin' tide for reds tearin' it up. Kayak the backwaters off US1 for sheltered action.
    Stay safe, check regs, and wet a line!
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    2 min
  • St. Augustine Fishing Report: March 4th Redfish & Trout Bite with Peak Tides and Gold Spoons
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on this fine March 4th mornin' at 8:31. Weather's lookin' prime out here—clear skies, light breeze off the Atlantic around 10-15 knots, temps hoverin' in the low 70s risin' to mid-70s by afternoon. Sunrise was at 6:46 AM, sunset 'round 6:26 PM, givin' us a solid 11+ hours of prime light for chasin' bites.
    Tides are on point today per Tide-Forecast and Tides4Fishing charts: low tide hit early around 2:46 AM at -0.3 ft, high tide peaked at 8:48 AM pushin' 3.7 ft—perfect for flood tide action. Next low's 3:12 PM at -0.3 ft, then evenin' high at 9:10 PM at 3.6 ft. Fish are feedin' heavy on the incoming and outgoing swings, especially with that very high solunar coefficient makin' 'em aggressive.
    Recent reports from local piers and inlets are lit—anglers haulin' in limits of redfish (slots 18-27 inches, dozens reported), speckled trout up to 4 pounds, black drum pushin' 10 lbs, plus flounder and sheepshead bitin' steady. Surf's producin' whiting and pompano, while boats off Vilano are pullin' Spanish mackerel and blues. Amounts? Solid—20-30 fish days common last week, per FWC creel surveys and angler logs.
    Best lures right now: **gold spoons** like Johnson Silver Minnow for reds and trout in the flats, or **jigheads with Gulp! shrimp** in natural or new penny for flounder. Artificials shinin' over live bait lately with clear water. For bait, finger mullet or live shrimp on a popping cork can't miss—rig 'em Carolina-style for bottom feeders. Fish the troughs and grass lines at peak tides.
    Hot spots? Hit the **Vilano Beach pier** for surf reds and trout, or **Matanzas Inlet** jetties for sheepshead and drum—park early, it's crowdin' up.
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    3 min
  • St. Augustine Morning Bite Report: Gold Spoons Hot on Reds and Trout
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with the morning bite report for February 28th. Dawn's breakin' with sunrise around 6:53 AM and sunset at 6:23 PM, per Tide-Forecast.com. Weather's lookin' mild, typical late winter—cool temps in the 50s risin' to low 70s, light winds from the northeast keepin' things calm on the water.
    Tides are prime today at the City Dock: high at 5:58 AM hittin' 4.77 feet, droppin' to low around 12:21 PM at -0.04 feet, then buildin' back up. Fish the outgoing from now through noon for best action, as that current pulls bait right to the predators.
    Fishin's been hot lately—redfish schools pushin' in the flats, slot-sized 24-27 inchers hammerin' limits. Trout are stackin' up too, speckled beauties up to 20 inches, plus black drum and sheepshead scrapin' pilings. Anglers reported 10-15 fish days offshore on kings and cobia last week, no red tide issues per FWC updates. Inshore, flounder flippin' and a few early pompano surfin' the beaches.
    Go with **gold spoons** or **jigs tipped with shrimp** for reds and trout—those artificial lures twitch just right in the tide. Live shrimp or fiddler crabs on circle hooks nail the sheepshead and drum. Cut mullet chunks for flounder drags.
    Hit these hot spots: **Vilano Beach ramps** for easy inshore access to creeks loaded with reds, or **Matanzas Inlet** jetties where current concentrates everything—park at the overlook and wade or boat in.
    Get out there before the tide slacks, folks—these fish ain't waitin'!
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    2 min
  • St. Augustine February Bite: Trout, Reds, and Sheepshead on the Outgoing Tide
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on this fine February 27th, 2026, at 8:31 AM. Sunrise hit at 6:53 AM, and we'll be reelin' in the dark by 6:23 PM, givin' us a solid 11.5 hours of daylight to chase 'em.
    Tides are lookin' prime today per Tide-Forecast.com: high at 4:57 AM hittin' 4.6 feet, droppin' to a skimpy 0.21 feet low at 11:23 AM, then climbin' back to 3.95 feet at 5:20 PM, and night low at -0.25 feet by 11:32 PM. Fish the outgoing from now till mid-mornin'—that's when the trout and reds get feisty in the creeks.
    Weather's classic winter Florida: mild highs in the low 70s, light northeast breeze 5-10 knots, partly cloudy skies. Water temps hoverin' 62-65°F, perfect for sheepshead and black drum huggin' the pilings.
    Recent action's been hot, locals reportin' solid catches of speckled trout up to 22 inches, slot reds 18-27, flounder in the 2-4 lb range, and whiting by the bucketful off the beaches. Sheepshead are thumpin' docks with limits daily, and a few keeper snook sneakin' around the inlets. NOAA Tides data backs the strong tidal flow pushin' baitfish, amp'in up the bite.
    Best lures? My go-to MirrOlure MirrOdine suspendin' twitchbaits in mullet or shrimp patterns for trout and reds—work 'em slow on the flats. Gulp! Alive shrimp on a 1/4 oz jighead for bottom bouncers. Live bait kings: fiddler crabs or fresh shrimp on knocker rigs for sheepshead; mud minnows under a float for flounder.
    Hit these hot spots: Vilano Beach cut on the outgoing for reds and trout—park at A1A and wade in. Or Vilano Ramp to the north jetty for drum and sheepshead knockin' on oyster bars. State Road 312 bridge at dawn for flounder ambushes.
    Get out there safe, check regs, and tight lines!
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    3 min
  • St. Augustine Morning Bite Report: Reds, Trout & Flounder Stackin' On February 25th
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with the morning bite report for February 25th. Sun's up around 6:56 AM, settin' at 6:21 PM, givin' us a solid 11+ hours of daylight. Tides4fishing says we got low tide at 8:06 AM already passin', next high at 1:57 PM 'round Vilano Beach, with a low coefficient of 46 meanin' mellow currents—perfect for finesse workin' the flats.
    Weather's lookin' cooperative, light ENE swells at 1.6 feet per 911 Surf Report, keepin' things calm offshore. Water temp's holdin' steady in that winter sweet spot where fish metabolism's crankin' up slow but sure.
    Fish activity's pickin' up—locals reportin' solid catches of reds, trout, and flounder in the inlets, plus black drum stackin' on structure. Recent trips off St. Augustine charters nabbed limits of mangrove snapper, sheepshead, and a few keeper grouper usin' live shrimp. Bass boys in the inland spots like the St. Johns are hammerin' largemouth on soft plastics.
    Best lures right now? Go with Z-Man Bang Sticks Texas-rigged light for bass and bottom feeders, or a ChatterBait JackHammer for aggressive reds. Fishbites on a knocker rig for whiting and pompano off the beach. Live bait kings are shrimp and fiddler crabs—pin 'em on a circle hook under a float near docks.
    Hit these hot spots: Vilano Beach ramps for inlet action at the tide change, or Matanzas Inlet for trout on the drop-off. St. Augustine City Dock's a pier walk-on goldmine for sheepshead.
    Get out there safe, check your regs, and tight lines!
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    2 min
  • Winter Bluefish Bite Heats Up at St. Augustine: Surf & Inlet Guide
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on this crisp February 23rd mornin'. Sunrise hit around 7:32 AM, sunset's callin' it at 6:46 PM—plenty of daylight to chase bites before the chill sets in.
    Tides today at St. Augustine Beach got low at 5:02 AM sittin' pretty at 0.75 feet, high tide peaks 11:13 AM at 5.09 feet, then drops low again 5:46 PM at 1.05 feet, and evenin' high at 11:27 PM hittin' 4.27 feet. Fish are feedin' heavy on the incoming and outgoing—Vilano Beach solunar charts show high activity peaks alignin' right with those moves, so time your casts smart.
    Weather's got northwest winds gustin' 25-30 knots, seas runnin' 5-7 feet—bumpy out there offshore, so stick to inlets or surf if you're small craft. Water temps dippin' winter-cold, just like them Fort Lauderdale reports from cyberangler.com sayin' bluefish are the hot bite mid-February, with cold fronts pushin' bait and snappers, drum, and grunts stackin' up on reefs.
    Lately, locals at St. Augustine spots been pullin' strings of **bluefish**, whiting, and pompano off the beaches—check them surf reports from Beverly Beach south of here, best eatin' fish hammerin' the winter surf. Inshore, snook and reds prowlin' mangroves, lane snapper on rock piles. Amounts? Dozen-fish limits easy on good days, per recent cyberangler tallies.
    Best lures? Toss **spoons** or **Gotcha plugs** for blues and pompano—they're tearin' it up in the surf. Jigs with a shrimp tail for whiting. Live bait? Fresh shrimp or sand fleas rule the day—fish the troughs. Artificials like paddle tails on light jigheads for reds in the estuaries.
    Hit these hot spots: **Vilano Beach** for surf action—park at the ramp, wade the incoming tide. Or **Matanzas Inlet** for inshore ambush—drop shrimp near rocks at first light.
    Bundle up, watch them seas, and tight lines, folks!
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    3 min
  • St. Augustine Fishing Report: Hot Sheepshead Bite Post-Cold Snap
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with the morning report for February 22nd. Low tide hit at 5:54 AM right at City Dock, sittin' pretty at -0.05 feet, with high tide rollin' in around 11:50 AM at 4.1 feet—Tide-Forecast.com's got the full chart. Sunrise was at 7:17 AM, sunset 'round 5:30 PM, and we're lookin' at mild temps in the low 60s with light winds from the northeast, though a winter chill might sneak in later per the marine forecast.
    Fish are active post-cold snap—water's hoverin' near 64°F in Sisters Creek. Captain Experiences reports sheepshead bitin' hot on barnacle-covered fiddler crabs or shrimp, black sea bass stackin' up on those same baits near structure, and bull reds tearin' it up nearshore on live mullet. Recent catches include limits of sheepshead off the docks, slot reds in the creeks, and trout on the flats—folks are pullin' strings of 'em daily.
    For **lures**, go with **jigheads tipped with shrimp** or **Gulp! soft plastics** in natural colors for sheepshead and trout; paddle tails on 1/4-oz jigheads shine for reds. Best live bait? Fiddler crabs for sheepies, shrimp for everything else, or finger mullet if you can net 'em.
    Hit these **hot spots**: Vilano Beach ramps for nearshore reds at first light, or Sisters Creek bridges for sheepshead stackin' under 'em on the incoming tide.
    Get out there safe, check your lines, and tight lines!
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    2 min
  • St. Augustine Fishing Report: Sheepshead and Pompano Bite Hard Post-Cold Snap
    Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with today's report from the salty shores right here on February 21st. Dawn broke around 7:00 AM, sun's dippin' at 6:15 PM or so—perfect window for some action before that chill sets in.
    Tides are lookin' prime per Surfline and NOAA: low at -0.1ft around 4:17 AM, high hittin' 4.4ft mid-mornin', then droppin' low again late afternoon near Vilano. Fish the incomin' with that current movin' baitfish 'round.
    Weather's crisp post-cold snap—mid-50s, light north breeze, water hoverin' low 60s. Sheepshead are chewin' hard on structure from the recent chill, per local jetty reports, with pompano stirrin' as it warms. Redfish, trout, and flounder toppin' catches lately, plus whiffs of black drum and slot kings inshore. Limits comin' steady off the beaches and piers.
    Hit 'em with fiddler crabs or shrimp for **sheepshead** on knocker rigs—deadly on pilings. Sand fleas or small jigs like 1/8-oz heads with Gulp! minnows for **pompano**. Artificials? RonZ swimmers or 6th Sense Fiction Shads on light tackle for reds and trout; ChatterBaits if wind picks up.
    Hot spots: St. Augustine Pier for surf action—toss where waves break irregular. Vilano Beach ramps or Anastasia State Park jetties for easy access, fish the points at twilight.
    Bundle up, watch for snook peekin' too. Tight lines!
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    2 min

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