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St. Augustine Fishing Report: Winter Bite Heats Up with Reds, Trout, and More
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with today's report for December 22nd. Winter's settlin' in nice, with sunrise at 7:13 AM and sunset 'round 5:21 PM—plenty of daylight to chase 'em.
Tides today per Tide-Forecast and Tideschart: low at 2:50 AM hittin' 0.5 ft, high at 9:07 AM pushin' 5.4 ft, low again 3:14 PM at 0.6 ft, and evenin' high 9:24 PM at 5.2 ft. Fish the outgoing after that mornin' high for best action—currents'll stir up the reds and trout.
Weather's lookin' chilly startin' out, highs in the low 60s, light winds from the north per National Weather Service surf zone forecast, but watch for high rip current risk at the beaches. Water temp's droppin' into the comfy zone for specks and bulls.
Fish activity's solid—recent reports from FishingBooker and local podcasts like St. Augustine Fishing Report Today show reds, trout, black drum, and flounder bitin' strong. Todd Loveday's charter yesterday pulled limits of reds and trout in the inlets, plus YouTube vids from SANDMAN Fishing highlight white wiggly soft plastics tearin' up trout and reds this month. Numbers are up: folks landin' 10-20 fish trips easy.
Best lures? Go with **white paddle tails or wiggly soft plastics** on 1/4 oz jigheads for trout and reds—imitates baitfish perfect in this clear water. Crank small divers like Strike King Series 3 in natural shad for deeper slots. Live bait kings it: shrimp under a popping cork or mud minnows free-lined for drum and flounder.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach inlet on the outgoing for reds, and Matanzas Inlet rock piles for trout—park easy and wade if ya want.
Rig light, 15 lb fluoro, and stay safe out there.
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Tides today per Tide-Forecast and Tideschart: low at 2:50 AM hittin' 0.5 ft, high at 9:07 AM pushin' 5.4 ft, low again 3:14 PM at 0.6 ft, and evenin' high 9:24 PM at 5.2 ft. Fish the outgoing after that mornin' high for best action—currents'll stir up the reds and trout.
Weather's lookin' chilly startin' out, highs in the low 60s, light winds from the north per National Weather Service surf zone forecast, but watch for high rip current risk at the beaches. Water temp's droppin' into the comfy zone for specks and bulls.
Fish activity's solid—recent reports from FishingBooker and local podcasts like St. Augustine Fishing Report Today show reds, trout, black drum, and flounder bitin' strong. Todd Loveday's charter yesterday pulled limits of reds and trout in the inlets, plus YouTube vids from SANDMAN Fishing highlight white wiggly soft plastics tearin' up trout and reds this month. Numbers are up: folks landin' 10-20 fish trips easy.
Best lures? Go with **white paddle tails or wiggly soft plastics** on 1/4 oz jigheads for trout and reds—imitates baitfish perfect in this clear water. Crank small divers like Strike King Series 3 in natural shad for deeper slots. Live bait kings it: shrimp under a popping cork or mud minnows free-lined for drum and flounder.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach inlet on the outgoing for reds, and Matanzas Inlet rock piles for trout—park easy and wade if ya want.
Rig light, 15 lb fluoro, and stay safe out there.
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