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St. Augustine Spring Fishing: Redfish, Trout, and Flounder Heat Up with High Tide
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your St. Augustine fishing guru, comin' at ya live from the salty shores on this fine Sunday mornin', April 26, 2026, right around 3 AM Eastern time. Water's risin' with high tide hittin' about 7 AM near the inlets, accordin' to Tides4Fishing charts, followed by low around 1 PM—perfect for targetin' that incoming current like they did up in Indian River Inlet where the ocean was flat as a lake last Friday per WGMD's report. Solunar activity's average, so fish are feedin' steady but not goin' nuts.
Weather's mild today—expect partly cloudy skies, temps climbin' from the low 60s to high 70s, light southeast breeze under 10 knots, sunrise at 6:50 AM and sunset 7:50 PM, straight from local forecasts mirrorin' Lauderdale-by-the-Sea data. Winds stayed calm recently, makin' for prime conditions.
Fish activity's pickin' up with spring warmth—redfish, trout, and flounder are hot in the creeks and flats. Recent catches around here and north like Navarre Pier report solid speckled trout and reds on live shrimp, plus sheepshead cleanin' up barnacles off pilings. Bass tournaments down south on Lake Keowee weighed limits too, signalin' active fish in similar waters.
Best baits? Live shrimp or fiddler crabs for bottom dwellers; cut mullet for reds. Top lures: **gold spoons** for trout flashin' in shallows, **jigheads with Gulp! shrimp** in paddle tails for flounder giggin' the troughs, and **topwater plugs** like mirrordines at dawn/dusk. Nymph-style soft plastics if you're fly fishin' the mangroves.
Hit these hot spots: Vilano Beach pier for pompano and whiting on the incoming, or Matanzas Inlet rocks for snook and jacks—tide rips there are money. Stay safe, check those beach flags.
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Weather's mild today—expect partly cloudy skies, temps climbin' from the low 60s to high 70s, light southeast breeze under 10 knots, sunrise at 6:50 AM and sunset 7:50 PM, straight from local forecasts mirrorin' Lauderdale-by-the-Sea data. Winds stayed calm recently, makin' for prime conditions.
Fish activity's pickin' up with spring warmth—redfish, trout, and flounder are hot in the creeks and flats. Recent catches around here and north like Navarre Pier report solid speckled trout and reds on live shrimp, plus sheepshead cleanin' up barnacles off pilings. Bass tournaments down south on Lake Keowee weighed limits too, signalin' active fish in similar waters.
Best baits? Live shrimp or fiddler crabs for bottom dwellers; cut mullet for reds. Top lures: **gold spoons** for trout flashin' in shallows, **jigheads with Gulp! shrimp** in paddle tails for flounder giggin' the troughs, and **topwater plugs** like mirrordines at dawn/dusk. Nymph-style soft plastics if you're fly fishin' the mangroves.
Hit these hot spots: Vilano Beach pier for pompano and whiting on the incoming, or Matanzas Inlet rocks for snook and jacks—tide rips there are money. Stay safe, check those beach flags.
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