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Inshore Slam! St. Augustine Fishing Report for December 19th
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with today's report from the Ancient City. It's Friday, December 19th, and we're lookin' at a solid day on the water. Sunrise hits at 7:16 AM, sunset around 5:29 PM per Tide-Forecast.com, givin' us about 10 hours of light to chase 'em.
Tides today from Tide-Forecast.com: low at 1:33 AM at 0.2 ft, high at 7:53 AM pushin' 4.79 ft—perfect for flood tide bites. Then low at about 2:20 PM at 0.4 ft, and evenin' high at 8:00 PM around 4 ft. Fish the incomin' tides hard, especially that mornin' high when reds and trout stack up.
Weather's mild coastal style—light NE winds 5-10 knots, partial sun, highs in the low 60s, per NOAA marine forecast. Water temps hoverin' 62-65°F, keepin' things active.
Fishin's been hot lately! Recent reports from St. Augustine Fishing Report podcast say reds, speckled trout, and flounder are hammerin' live shrimp and jigheads in the creeks and flats. Limits of slot reds (18-27 inches) and keeper trout up to 18 inches comin' steady. Sheepshead on fiddler crabs near pilings, and a few black drum mixin' in. Offshore, reports of gag grouper and snapper, but inshore's where the numbers are—dozens of reds per trip last week.
Best baits: live shrimp under a poppin' cork or free-lined for trout and reds. Fiddler crabs or oysters for sheepshead. Lures? Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg topwater for walkin' the dog over flats at dawn, or paddle-tail swimbaits in natural colors on 1/4-oz jigheads. Match the hatch with whites and chartreuse.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach ramps for creek reds on the flood, and Matanzas Inlet north side for trout ambushes—park at the lot and wade or kayak in. Vilano cuts are gold too.
Bundle up, watch for blue-green algae alerts on the St. Johns from DOH-St. Johns, and tight lines!
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Tides today from Tide-Forecast.com: low at 1:33 AM at 0.2 ft, high at 7:53 AM pushin' 4.79 ft—perfect for flood tide bites. Then low at about 2:20 PM at 0.4 ft, and evenin' high at 8:00 PM around 4 ft. Fish the incomin' tides hard, especially that mornin' high when reds and trout stack up.
Weather's mild coastal style—light NE winds 5-10 knots, partial sun, highs in the low 60s, per NOAA marine forecast. Water temps hoverin' 62-65°F, keepin' things active.
Fishin's been hot lately! Recent reports from St. Augustine Fishing Report podcast say reds, speckled trout, and flounder are hammerin' live shrimp and jigheads in the creeks and flats. Limits of slot reds (18-27 inches) and keeper trout up to 18 inches comin' steady. Sheepshead on fiddler crabs near pilings, and a few black drum mixin' in. Offshore, reports of gag grouper and snapper, but inshore's where the numbers are—dozens of reds per trip last week.
Best baits: live shrimp under a poppin' cork or free-lined for trout and reds. Fiddler crabs or oysters for sheepshead. Lures? Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg topwater for walkin' the dog over flats at dawn, or paddle-tail swimbaits in natural colors on 1/4-oz jigheads. Match the hatch with whites and chartreuse.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach ramps for creek reds on the flood, and Matanzas Inlet north side for trout ambushes—park at the lot and wade or kayak in. Vilano cuts are gold too.
Bundle up, watch for blue-green algae alerts on the St. Johns from DOH-St. Johns, and tight lines!
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI