Good morning from the Ancient City—this is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report for Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

We kicked off today with a sunrise at 6:46 AM and we’ll see sunset at 5:31 PM, so anglers have just shy of eleven hours of daylight to work the water. The tides are moving nicely: a low at 6:25 AM (0.63 feet), high tide peaking at 12:42 PM (5.42 feet), and the next low coming in at 7:22 PM, all according to Tide-Forecast.com. Expect moderate tidal flow—a little lighter than some fall runs, but plenty to stir up the bite.

Weather on the water this morning was mild and crisp, typical of early November. Winds were light out of the northwest, and by mid-morning we warmed up, making for a pleasant trip whether you’re inshore or running the inlet.

Fishing activity has been lively these past few days. Local captains like Todd with Todd’s Rods Fishing Charters report steady action with solid catches of redfish, black drum, trout, sheepshead, and flounder. Most reds are running slot size, with a few big upper-slot bruisers coming out from the grass banks on the high tide. Some anglers hit keeper-size black drum around the bridges and docks on the last of the incoming tide, while trout are heating up along creek mouths and deeper grass edges.

For numbers, it’s been common to see boats with limits or near-limits of legal redfish and a mixed bag of trout and flounder, especially as the mullet run tapers off. Sheepshead have picked up thanks to cooling waters, with several reports of anglers landing five or six per trip near structure.

As for what’s working: artificial lures are putting fish in the boat. Soft plastics in natural or new penny colors, rigged on eighth-ounce jigheads, are deadly on the reds. MirrOlure MirrOdines and Rapala suspending twitchbaits are excellent in the cleaner water right now. For live bait, finger mullet and shrimp are the top producers; paddle tails in white or chartreuse fished slowly on the bottom have been hot for flounder and seatrout. If you’re after black drum or sheepshead, fiddler crabs or live shrimp on a dropshot or Carolina rig around pilings and oyster beds are the go-to.

A couple of current hot spots:
- The Vilano Bridge pilings and surrounding docks are loaded up on higher tides, especially for black drum and sheepies.
- Salt Run and the marsh edges near Anastasia State Park are holding good numbers of redfish and trout, especially as the tide slows late morning.
- If you’re surf fishing, try the area south of St. Augustine Pier around the first trough as the tide rises—pompano, whiting, and the occasional slot red have been caught on sand fleas and shrimp.

Keep an eye out for bird activity and nervous mullet around the creeks; working those areas with “match-the-hatch” artificials or freelined baits often results in the best bite. With clear conditions, stealth matters, so downsize your leader and keep presentations natural.

That’s the latest from the water here in St. Augustine. Thanks for tuning in to your local report—be sure to subscribe for daily updates and tips from Artificial Lure. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI