Good morning, St. Augustine anglers. It’s Tuesday, November 4th, and the water’s alive out here. Sunrise was at 6:40 AM, and sunset will be at 5:38 PM, so you’ve got a solid day ahead. The tide’s running with a low at 2:21 AM and a high at 8:37 AM, and the next low will be around 2:07 PM. The morning’s been a bit choppy with northeast winds at 15 to 20 knots and seas 3 to 5 feet, but it’ll calm down by tonight. The intracoastal’s a little choppy, but nothing the local boats can’t handle.

Fish activity’s been steady. Redfish and speckled trout are biting well in the backwaters and around the inlet, especially near the rising tide. Flounder are scattered, but a few were caught near the Matanzas River and the old bridge pilings. Striped bass are starting to show up in the deeper channels, and a few weakfish were landed near the jetties. Bluefish are running in small schools, and the creel limit’s 3 per person for private boats. Mullet are thick, and the daily limit’s 100 per person, with a 400 per vessel cap.

The best lures right now are soft plastics in white and chartreuse for trout and redfish, and a 1/4 oz gold spoon for bluefish and weakfish. For flounder, try a live finger mullet or a Gulp! Shrimp on a jig head. If you’re after striped bass, a bucktail jig or a live eel works well. The bite’s strongest around the tide changes, so plan your trip accordingly.

Hot spots today are the Matanzas River near the inlet, the old bridge pilings, and the jetties at St. Augustine Beach. The backwaters around Crescent Beach are also producing some nice trout and redfish.

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