Artificial Lure here with your St. Augustine fishing report for Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Let’s start with the conditions: It’s a cool, breezy morning—temps kicking off in the low 60s with lingering high humidity. North winds are pushing steady at about 17 km/h with some gusts, so expect a mild chop on the inland and Intracoastal waters. According to The Weather Network, today’s sunrise was at 6:42 AM and sunset hits at 5:35 PM. That makes for just under 11 hours of light, perfect for an early start or late bite.

Tide charts from Tide-Forecast.com show we had a low tide around 1:31 AM, spilling into a high tide at 7:43 AM. That prime window right around sunrise should produce strong action in the creeks, marshes and estuary mouths. Expect water to be on the move, pulling baitfish and shrimp—a recipe for solid activity from both reds and trout.

St. Augustine fishing has fired up with the fall cooling. Recent catches across the bay and beaches include hefty **redfish**, slot-sized **speckled trout**, and flurries of big **flounder**. City docks and marinas are reporting the occasional black drum and sheepshead pulled from the pilings. Locals over at the Saint Augustine Municipal Marina say several anglers limited out on trout using 1/8 oz jig heads paired with Gulp shrimp in new penny and nuclear chicken colors—lure selection is key in these slightly murky tidal flows.

If you’re looking to tangle with reds, head for the Vilano Bridge flats or the ICW banks near the Conch House Marina. That area has produced overslot reds on fresh cut mullet and live shrimp drifted along oyster beds. Artificial Lure always recommends working the drop-offs and points in Trestle Bay or plugging the Butler Beach troughs—early morning on the incoming tide there is money this week.

The best bait right now is live shrimp for trout and flounder, while finger mullet is getting hammered by snook and slot reds along Matanzas River stretches. Artificial lures in the 3-5” range—think DOA Cal or Z-Man in rootbeer gold—are killer when paired with a light leader. If it’s topwater you want, hit the last light—MirrOlure Top Dogs walked slowly have brought fish blowing up at sunrise and sunset.

Hot spots to put on your radar:
- **Conch House Marina**: Active sheepshead and drum fishing with fiddler crabs around the pilings.
- **Vilano Flats**: Dragging plastics or floating live shrimp at dawn catching reds and trout.
- **Butler Beach troughs**: Flounder and drum on fish bites or cut crab, especially as tide rises.

Boat, kayak, or wade—the bite is on. Most folks are reporting 5 to 15 fish in half a morning if you’re covering water and working bait methodically. Don’t overlook pitching soft plastics under docks and mangroves—just make sure to mind the tide movement for the best results.

Before wrapping up, a friendly reminder—check regs and watch those slot limits. The fall run has the fish hungry and active, so respect the resource and enjoy the action.

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