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St. Augustine Fishing Report: Cooler Weather, Hot Autumn Bite
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Hey y’all, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your St. Augustine fishing report for Sunday, November 2nd, 2025.
We started the morning with a crisp sunrise at 6:39am, and you can expect sunset tonight around 5:37pm. Weather’s mild, skies partly cloudy early, with a north breeze kicking in around 10-15 mph—that’s what The Weather Network showed for yesterday, and conditions look similar this morning. That breeze is pushing a little bit of chop onto open water, but it’s just right for waking up those hungry autumn fish.
Tides are moving just right today for anyone casting lines. High tide hit at 4:44am, which means the flats and grass beds went underwater before dawn, and there’ll be good movement as water drains on the falling tide. We hit low tide around 10:52am, then another push as the evening high sneaks in at 5:08pm, followed by a late low at 11:09pm—straight from Tide-Forecast. So right after lunch and then that evening high, expect bigger fish pushing into creek mouths and along beach troughs.
The bite’s been lively with the cooler weather rolling in. Recent catches inside Salt Run and the Matanzas River include slot reds, speckled trout, and even a run of flounder. Folks off the City of St. Augustine Municipal Marina are picking off black drum and sheepshead in the deeper pilings—oyster shells and fiddler crabs have been top baits here, with live shrimp always a safe bet.
Surf anglers working south of the St. Augustine Pier, as well as off Butler Beach, report pompano, whiting, and scattered drum just outside the first trough. The surf is clean and thigh-high, according to local surf reports, ideal for tossing sand fleas or fresh shrimp on a two-drop rig, sometimes with a bit of fishbites for the scent.
For lure folks, fall means twitch baits and paddletail plastics ruled the marsh edges. Try a 4-inch white or electric chicken paddletail on a 1/8 oz. jig for reds and trout, especially as water drops out toward low. Popping corks rigged with live shrimp draw strikes on the flats at sunrise—those are money near Vilano and Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor at first light or with the incoming tide.
Those chasing big fish after sunset—target the bridges and creek mouths with bigger jigs or live mullet drifting in the current. Flounder are biting—they’re laying up at the dropoffs near old oyster beds, best on bull minnow or mud minnows.
For hot spots, you can’t go wrong with:
- The Conch House Marina for consistent inshore action, especially on outgoing tide.
- Butler Beach and Salt Run flats for bait and lure anglers early and late—great structure and plenty of nervous water.
Trestle Bay Swamp offers something for the kayak crowd wanting some quiet, and don’t sleep on those river mouths with the strong push of water today.
Remember, sunrise and sunset are prime times, especially if you can match up your casts with that falling tide mid-morning and just before dark. Rig light and work slow if the water’s clear.
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We started the morning with a crisp sunrise at 6:39am, and you can expect sunset tonight around 5:37pm. Weather’s mild, skies partly cloudy early, with a north breeze kicking in around 10-15 mph—that’s what The Weather Network showed for yesterday, and conditions look similar this morning. That breeze is pushing a little bit of chop onto open water, but it’s just right for waking up those hungry autumn fish.
Tides are moving just right today for anyone casting lines. High tide hit at 4:44am, which means the flats and grass beds went underwater before dawn, and there’ll be good movement as water drains on the falling tide. We hit low tide around 10:52am, then another push as the evening high sneaks in at 5:08pm, followed by a late low at 11:09pm—straight from Tide-Forecast. So right after lunch and then that evening high, expect bigger fish pushing into creek mouths and along beach troughs.
The bite’s been lively with the cooler weather rolling in. Recent catches inside Salt Run and the Matanzas River include slot reds, speckled trout, and even a run of flounder. Folks off the City of St. Augustine Municipal Marina are picking off black drum and sheepshead in the deeper pilings—oyster shells and fiddler crabs have been top baits here, with live shrimp always a safe bet.
Surf anglers working south of the St. Augustine Pier, as well as off Butler Beach, report pompano, whiting, and scattered drum just outside the first trough. The surf is clean and thigh-high, according to local surf reports, ideal for tossing sand fleas or fresh shrimp on a two-drop rig, sometimes with a bit of fishbites for the scent.
For lure folks, fall means twitch baits and paddletail plastics ruled the marsh edges. Try a 4-inch white or electric chicken paddletail on a 1/8 oz. jig for reds and trout, especially as water drops out toward low. Popping corks rigged with live shrimp draw strikes on the flats at sunrise—those are money near Vilano and Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor at first light or with the incoming tide.
Those chasing big fish after sunset—target the bridges and creek mouths with bigger jigs or live mullet drifting in the current. Flounder are biting—they’re laying up at the dropoffs near old oyster beds, best on bull minnow or mud minnows.
For hot spots, you can’t go wrong with:
- The Conch House Marina for consistent inshore action, especially on outgoing tide.
- Butler Beach and Salt Run flats for bait and lure anglers early and late—great structure and plenty of nervous water.
Trestle Bay Swamp offers something for the kayak crowd wanting some quiet, and don’t sleep on those river mouths with the strong push of water today.
Remember, sunrise and sunset are prime times, especially if you can match up your casts with that falling tide mid-morning and just before dark. Rig light and work slow if the water’s clear.
Thanks for tuning in to the St. Augustine fishing report with Artificial Lure. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the local bite.
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