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St. Augustine November 1 Fishing Report - Chilly Start, Strong Fall Bite Continues
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Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for Saturday, November 1, 2025. Local anglers woke to chilly morning temps around 50°F with calm winds early, shifting to a light north-northeast breeze at 5–13 mph later in the day. The inshore waters are a bit choppy due to the recent fronts, but the fall bite is still going strong.
Looking at today’s tide at St. Augustine Beach, we had a high tide hitting around 4:48 AM at 4.89 feet, and low tide will follow at 10:46 AM at about 1.02 feet, so there’s some good water movement for the first half of your morning session—that can fire up redfish, trout, and flounder bites. Sunrise was at 6:50 AM, and you’ve got daylight until sunset at 5:29 PM. The solunar tables peg today as a slower bite overall, so you might need to work a little harder, but those who braved the early cold or hit the dusk window have drawn some good fish according to the tidal reports from TidesChart and Palm Valley.
Recent catches in the area have featured lots of inshore action—slot redfish are scattered along the shell bars and marsh mouths, with a few larger bull reds reported cruising the Matanzas River flats. Trout are staging up in deeper bends and creek mouths. There’ve also been some solid flounder caught around the rocks near Vilano and along the bayfront seawalls. Out around the inlet, black drum are starting to show up, especially on the outgoing tide. Surf anglers have seen small numbers of whiting, and there’s scattered pompano action south of Anastasia.
Best baits and lures for today: live shrimp on a jighead will get steady bites from reds, trout, and drum. If you want to cover water, MirrOlures and soft plastic paddle tails in natural or chartreuse are productive, especially just after sunrise. For the flounder, mud minnows and finger mullet bounced near the bottom around structure are top picks. Those targeting snook—yes, we’re starting to see more snook wander north—should fish live shiners or pinfish, particularly at dusk or if you find a deeper dock light bite, as Captain Bart Swab from Action Kayak Adventures out of St. Augustine says using popping cork rigs can be deadly in these conditions.
Off the beach and in the nearshore, Spanish mackerel and even some early kingfish are pushing through, keying in on moving bait pods around the inlet. Trolling silver spoons behind planers is picking up macks, and for kings be sure to add a little wire leader to prevent cutoffs. Anchoring on local reefs in 40 to 60 feet with shrimp or cut bait will have you into lane snapper and the occasional grouper or hogfish.
For hot spots, try:
- The flats around Salt Run and the mouth of the Matanzas, especially an hour or two after high tide for trout and redfish.
- North shell banks by Porpoise Point at daybreak for flounder and drum.
- The deeper holes around the Vilano Bridge and Bayfront for mixed bag action, especially if the wind keeps you off the main marshes.
Checking the marine forecast from the National Weather Service, seas offshore are running 3 to 5 feet, so small craft should use caution today, especially near the inlet outgoing tide.
That’s your November 1st roundup from St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s report. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss the latest in Northeast Florida fishing.
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Looking at today’s tide at St. Augustine Beach, we had a high tide hitting around 4:48 AM at 4.89 feet, and low tide will follow at 10:46 AM at about 1.02 feet, so there’s some good water movement for the first half of your morning session—that can fire up redfish, trout, and flounder bites. Sunrise was at 6:50 AM, and you’ve got daylight until sunset at 5:29 PM. The solunar tables peg today as a slower bite overall, so you might need to work a little harder, but those who braved the early cold or hit the dusk window have drawn some good fish according to the tidal reports from TidesChart and Palm Valley.
Recent catches in the area have featured lots of inshore action—slot redfish are scattered along the shell bars and marsh mouths, with a few larger bull reds reported cruising the Matanzas River flats. Trout are staging up in deeper bends and creek mouths. There’ve also been some solid flounder caught around the rocks near Vilano and along the bayfront seawalls. Out around the inlet, black drum are starting to show up, especially on the outgoing tide. Surf anglers have seen small numbers of whiting, and there’s scattered pompano action south of Anastasia.
Best baits and lures for today: live shrimp on a jighead will get steady bites from reds, trout, and drum. If you want to cover water, MirrOlures and soft plastic paddle tails in natural or chartreuse are productive, especially just after sunrise. For the flounder, mud minnows and finger mullet bounced near the bottom around structure are top picks. Those targeting snook—yes, we’re starting to see more snook wander north—should fish live shiners or pinfish, particularly at dusk or if you find a deeper dock light bite, as Captain Bart Swab from Action Kayak Adventures out of St. Augustine says using popping cork rigs can be deadly in these conditions.
Off the beach and in the nearshore, Spanish mackerel and even some early kingfish are pushing through, keying in on moving bait pods around the inlet. Trolling silver spoons behind planers is picking up macks, and for kings be sure to add a little wire leader to prevent cutoffs. Anchoring on local reefs in 40 to 60 feet with shrimp or cut bait will have you into lane snapper and the occasional grouper or hogfish.
For hot spots, try:
- The flats around Salt Run and the mouth of the Matanzas, especially an hour or two after high tide for trout and redfish.
- North shell banks by Porpoise Point at daybreak for flounder and drum.
- The deeper holes around the Vilano Bridge and Bayfront for mixed bag action, especially if the wind keeps you off the main marshes.
Checking the marine forecast from the National Weather Service, seas offshore are running 3 to 5 feet, so small craft should use caution today, especially near the inlet outgoing tide.
That’s your November 1st roundup from St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in to Artificial Lure’s report. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss the latest in Northeast Florida fishing.
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