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Fall Fishing Frenzy in St. Augustine's Inshore Paradise
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Artificial Lure here with your up-to-the-minute St. Augustine fishing report for October 22, 2025. We’re starting off the morning with a *cool breeze and clear skies*, setting up another picture-perfect fall day for anglers along the Ancient City’s coast.
**Today’s tides in St. Augustine:** Low tide rolled in early at 4:05 AM with a height of 0.79 ft. The first high tide hits 10:20 AM at a powerful 5.23 ft. Your next low comes at 4:48 PM, followed by another high at 10:33 PM. The **sunrise** is at 7:32 AM and you’ll lose daylight at 6:45 PM, so plan to fish the shifting tides in the sweet spot between dawn and early afternoon, or for that evening bite after sunset. According to Tide-Forecast, today’s tidal coefficients are high, which means *plenty of water movement and strong currents*—prime conditions for active gamefish.
**Weather-wise:** Expect mild fall temps in the upper 60s at sunrise, climbing to the low 80s mid-afternoon. Winds are out of the west-southwest at 5 to 10 knots, making for calm inshore waters and decent visibility. No rain in sight, which should keep the baitfish schooled up and closer to the surface.
**Fish activity:** The water is alive right now. Local skippers and the crew at Florida Insider Fishing Report say October in St. Augustine is when inshore fish like **redfish**, **speckled trout**, and **flounder** stack up in the backcountry and along the marsh edges. The last few days have brought in good numbers of keeper reds in the 18 to 27-inch slot, with larger overslot fish pushing up onto the flats during higher tides. Reports coming in from the Matanzas River, Salt Run, and the Vilano Causeway tell of speckled trout up to 20 inches biting at first light, with the deeper bends holding some doormats, meaning those big flounder are still in the mix.
**Best baits and lures:** The action this fall is all about matching the hatch. For artificial fans, throw *soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp or Power Prawn Jr. in natural and chartreuse colors*—both on a 1/8 oz jighead or under a popping cork. For redfish and trout, Matrix Lemon Head or paddletails in New Penny and Louisiana Gold are local favorites. Early risers tossing topwater plugs like the Super Spook Jr. or Rapala Skitter Walk have been rewarded with some explosive strikes at dawn.
If you’re more of a live bait angler, don’t overlook mullet, mud minnows, or shrimp under a float, especially working the edges of oyster bars and grass lines near incoming high water. With the strong tidal swings, focus on moving water—drains and creek mouths are where you’ll find fish feeding aggressively.
Offshore, charter captains out of the Conch House Marina are landing cobia and kingfish just outside the inlet, and there are some snappy reports of mahi and even the occasional wahoo further out around the ledges.
**Hot spots:**
- **Matanzas River flats**—especially the southern stretches near the inlet for reds and flounder.
- **Salt Run**—great for early morning trout and schoolie reds, particularly close to the state park.
- For family outings and easy access, the **Vilano fishing pier** is seeing steady action on drum and occasional pompano.
That’s the scoop for St. Augustine this fine fall morning—fish are biting, tides are strong, and the weather’s just about perfect for putting a few in the box or enjoying some catch-and-release action. Thanks for tuning in to the report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the latest scoop on what’s biting and where. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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**Today’s tides in St. Augustine:** Low tide rolled in early at 4:05 AM with a height of 0.79 ft. The first high tide hits 10:20 AM at a powerful 5.23 ft. Your next low comes at 4:48 PM, followed by another high at 10:33 PM. The **sunrise** is at 7:32 AM and you’ll lose daylight at 6:45 PM, so plan to fish the shifting tides in the sweet spot between dawn and early afternoon, or for that evening bite after sunset. According to Tide-Forecast, today’s tidal coefficients are high, which means *plenty of water movement and strong currents*—prime conditions for active gamefish.
**Weather-wise:** Expect mild fall temps in the upper 60s at sunrise, climbing to the low 80s mid-afternoon. Winds are out of the west-southwest at 5 to 10 knots, making for calm inshore waters and decent visibility. No rain in sight, which should keep the baitfish schooled up and closer to the surface.
**Fish activity:** The water is alive right now. Local skippers and the crew at Florida Insider Fishing Report say October in St. Augustine is when inshore fish like **redfish**, **speckled trout**, and **flounder** stack up in the backcountry and along the marsh edges. The last few days have brought in good numbers of keeper reds in the 18 to 27-inch slot, with larger overslot fish pushing up onto the flats during higher tides. Reports coming in from the Matanzas River, Salt Run, and the Vilano Causeway tell of speckled trout up to 20 inches biting at first light, with the deeper bends holding some doormats, meaning those big flounder are still in the mix.
**Best baits and lures:** The action this fall is all about matching the hatch. For artificial fans, throw *soft plastics like Gulp! shrimp or Power Prawn Jr. in natural and chartreuse colors*—both on a 1/8 oz jighead or under a popping cork. For redfish and trout, Matrix Lemon Head or paddletails in New Penny and Louisiana Gold are local favorites. Early risers tossing topwater plugs like the Super Spook Jr. or Rapala Skitter Walk have been rewarded with some explosive strikes at dawn.
If you’re more of a live bait angler, don’t overlook mullet, mud minnows, or shrimp under a float, especially working the edges of oyster bars and grass lines near incoming high water. With the strong tidal swings, focus on moving water—drains and creek mouths are where you’ll find fish feeding aggressively.
Offshore, charter captains out of the Conch House Marina are landing cobia and kingfish just outside the inlet, and there are some snappy reports of mahi and even the occasional wahoo further out around the ledges.
**Hot spots:**
- **Matanzas River flats**—especially the southern stretches near the inlet for reds and flounder.
- **Salt Run**—great for early morning trout and schoolie reds, particularly close to the state park.
- For family outings and easy access, the **Vilano fishing pier** is seeing steady action on drum and occasional pompano.
That’s the scoop for St. Augustine this fine fall morning—fish are biting, tides are strong, and the weather’s just about perfect for putting a few in the box or enjoying some catch-and-release action. Thanks for tuning in to the report. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the latest scoop on what’s biting and where. 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 content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI