Good morning from St. Augustine, this is Artificial Lure with your local November 10th fishing report—grab a cup of coffee and let’s get right into what’s biting and where.

We’ve got classic fall conditions settling in: sunrise this morning hit at 6:45 AM and sunset will be at 5:32 PM, so daybreak and late afternoon are going to be prime feeding windows. Current weather at the coast is mild and mostly cloudy, with temps hovering in the low 70s and light west winds—ideal for both inshore and surf action, and a blessing compared to the fronts we saw last week, according to The Weather Network and Time.is.

Tidewise, we’re looking at a nice incoming this morning. Low tide set up around 5:17 AM and high tide’s rolling in at 11:41 AM, per the NOAA and local tidal charts. Plan on strong movement at mid-morning and again during that sunset window—fish are going to be on the move and hungry.

Inshore, redfish and trout are the stars right now. Local guides and regulars fishing the ICW, Salt Run, and the flats around Vilano have been reporting solid catches, especially at first light and during the evening push. Slot reds are crushing artificials—try soft-plastics like white paddle tails rigged on a quarter-ounce jighead, or Gulp shrimp in natural colors. Popping corks with live shrimp have produced well near oyster bars on the outgoing tide. Specks are schooling up, especially around drop-offs and creek mouths; MirrOdines and 17MRs are the local plug favorites for drawing those reaction bites.

Flounder numbers are surprisingly strong for November, with a few near-doormats being reported by anglers bouncing mud minnows and finger mullet along the bottom, particularly near Matanzas Inlet and under the Bridge of Lions. Black drum and sheepshead are picking up near St. Augustine and Vilano piers—think fiddler crabs or cut blue crab, fished close to the pilings.

The surf scene is lively as well. Local surf reports highlight a good early-morning bite for pompano, whiting, and the occasional slot black drum up around the pier and further down at Porpoise Point. Sand fleas and fresh cut shrimp on double-drop rigs are out-fishing everything else, but a chartreuse Fishbites strip will keep your baits working longer through pinfish pecks.

For the offshore crowd, trolling nearshore reefs around 9-mile and 12-mile has brought in some legal kingfish, a few cobia, and scattered snapper, especially if you find some live pogies for the hook.

Hot spots today? Try the flats of Salt Run just after daybreak for reds and trout—work the grass edge and give it a proper fan-cast. For surf action, head to St. Augustine Beach near the amphitheater boardwalk or Matanzas Inlet’s north rocks near high tide. If you’ve got a kayak, launch at Pellicer Creek and work deep bends with live shrimp under a popping cork—you might just stumble into a mixed bag of trout, reds, and flounder.

Before you hit the water, remember: the weather’s looking stable, tides are prime, and the fish are feeding up for the winter push. Best lures today: Z-Man soft paddletails in Opening Night or Rootbeer, quarter-ounce jigheads, MirrOdine 17MR, and topwater plugs like the Spook Jr. for those first-light explosions. For bait, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp or finger mullet.

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