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St. Augustine Spring Spawn: Reds, Trout, and Kings Firing Hot This Weekend
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya with the fresh report for Saturday, April 25th, right around 3 AM. Weather's lookin' mild with highs in the low 80s, light southeast breeze at 5-10 knots, partly cloudy skies—perfect for an early start. Sunrise at 6:52 AM, sunset 6:25 PM, givin' us 11 hours 33 minutes of prime light. Solunar peaks hit major from 1:08 PM to 3:08 PM and minor at 7:22 AM to 8:22 PM—hit those windows hard.
Tides in the Matanzas Inlet and around the lighthouse are risin' steady this mornin', peakin' mid-afternoon with about 4.5 feet swing; fish the incoming for best action as bait gets flushed in. Water temps hoverin' upper 60s to low 70s, warmin' up nice.
Fish are active, folks—spring spawn's in full swing. Recent catches from local charters and piers show reds and trout hammerin' shallow flats, slot-sized reds up to 25 inches, black drum stackin' on oyster bars, and flounder scootin' in channels. Sheepshead still clingin' to pilings, with limits easy on fiddler crabs. Offshore, kings and cobia are hot in 60-80 feet—heard of a 25-pound king mack yesterday off Vilano, and cobia pushin' 40 pounds sighted near wrecks. Bass in the inland creeks like the Tolomato are beddin' shallow, 2-7 feet.
Top lures? Match the hatch with white or chartreuse soft plastics like paddle tails on 1/4-oz jigheads for reds and trout. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs for bass in the shallows—go natural shad colors. Live bait kings: shrimp under a poppin' cork or free-lined mullet. Fiddler crabs or barnacle bits for sheepshead; minnows for flounder.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach pier for surf action at dawn, and the north Matanzas Inlet rocks on the incoming tide. Also, sneak to the Guana River mouth for spooky reds.
Get out there safe, check regs, and wear your PFD.
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Tides in the Matanzas Inlet and around the lighthouse are risin' steady this mornin', peakin' mid-afternoon with about 4.5 feet swing; fish the incoming for best action as bait gets flushed in. Water temps hoverin' upper 60s to low 70s, warmin' up nice.
Fish are active, folks—spring spawn's in full swing. Recent catches from local charters and piers show reds and trout hammerin' shallow flats, slot-sized reds up to 25 inches, black drum stackin' on oyster bars, and flounder scootin' in channels. Sheepshead still clingin' to pilings, with limits easy on fiddler crabs. Offshore, kings and cobia are hot in 60-80 feet—heard of a 25-pound king mack yesterday off Vilano, and cobia pushin' 40 pounds sighted near wrecks. Bass in the inland creeks like the Tolomato are beddin' shallow, 2-7 feet.
Top lures? Match the hatch with white or chartreuse soft plastics like paddle tails on 1/4-oz jigheads for reds and trout. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and jigs for bass in the shallows—go natural shad colors. Live bait kings: shrimp under a poppin' cork or free-lined mullet. Fiddler crabs or barnacle bits for sheepshead; minnows for flounder.
Hot spots: Vilano Beach pier for surf action at dawn, and the north Matanzas Inlet rocks on the incoming tide. Also, sneak to the Guana River mouth for spooky reds.
Get out there safe, check regs, and wear your PFD.
Thanks for tunin' in, y'all—subscribe for weekly 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