Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for Sunday, November 16, 2025. Early risers had a sunrise at 7:29 AM, and you’ll catch sunset at 6:54 PM. Today started off brisk, steady east wind, clear skies, and temps in the high 50s warming fast by noon—classic November shine for the Ancient City.

Tidewise, St. Augustine Beach hit high just before dawn at 4:22 AM around 5 ft, bottomed out mid-morning, and we’re seeing another high tide surge this evening near 4:43 PM, so the flats and creek mouths will have good moving water most of the day. With the tide swinging and clean flow, fish are active and feeding during transitions—especially two hours around the highs according to local tide charts.

Inshore action is peaking. Redfish are stacked in the backcountry and around oyster beds from Salt Run to the Tolomato, with some quality slot fish landed on paddletail soft plastics and live mullet. Anglers drifting shrimp under a popping cork around Guana and Matanzas River edges are boating upper slot trout and the occasional flounder. The Docks at Vilano and points north by the water tower are holding drum, smaller sheepshead, and rat reds on fiddler crabs and cut shrimp.

Recent charter reports say snook, mangrove snapper, and grouper have shown up with this week’s clean water[Captain Experiences]. The outgoing tide this morning saw several boats take mixed bags—eight nice reds, five keeper trout, a pair of flounder, and scattered snook caught over grass beds and rock piles with DOA shrimp, Gulp swimming mullet, and live finger mullet. For flounder, slow-hop a white or chartreuse bucktail around creek mouths and muddy banks.

Nearshore, kingfish and the last batch of summer Spanish mackerel are biting off the surf zone and at the inlet on blue runners and silver spoons. Hard plastics like MirrOlure 52M and Rapala X-Rap are picking up bigger trout and snook in deeper cuts. Offshore, it’s grouper, snapper, and amberjack—good reports from boats running out past the 40’ ledge with frozen sardines and live pinfish.

Best lures right now are:
- Soft paddletail swimbaits in natural and new penny colors
- Topwater plugs for early and late, like Super Spook or Rapala Skitter V
- Bucktail jigs for flounder and drum
If you’re using bait, live shrimp and finger mullet are king for both inshore and jetties, while fiddler crabs and blue crab pieces land sheepshead and black drum.

Top local hot spots today:
- The south banks of Salt Run for reds and trout during outgoing tide
- Matanzas Inlet rocks and channel edges for flounder and snook near high tide
- Vilano Bridge pilings for sheepshead and drum, especially with the late day high
If you’re looking to fish from the sand, North Beach and the area near the surf station are giving up whiting and black drum—shrimp on the bottom rigs are producing.

Fish have been moving and the fall bite’s strong. It's November prime time, and the next few days promise more good action—especially after the mid-day high tides and with clear water. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for the latest bite and local tips.

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