Artificial Lure here with your November 15th fishing report for St. Augustine, and folks, it’s shaping up to be a prime weekend for wetting a line!

First off, let’s talk about the tides. According to Tide-Forecast, you’ve got a pre-dawn **high tide at 4:28 AM**, rising to about 4.93 feet. That’ll fall to a **low tide around 10:34 AM** at just under one foot, before it starts filling back in later in the afternoon. If you’re planning to fish inlets or ICW creeks, the sweet spots will be around the bottom of the outgoing and the start of the incoming—think early and late morning action.

Weather’s looking mellow this morning. We’ve got cool starts, mid-50s, warming into the low 70s by midday with just a gentle breeze from the WNW. Skies are clear, so bring a hat and sunscreen. NOAA shows sunrise hit at **6:48 AM**, and you’ll have daylight right up to **5:31 PM,** so there’s plenty of time to find your limit.

Now, fish activity. With water starting to chill up a bit, the bite’s picking up inshore and surf. Coastal Angler Magazine points out that fall brings **redfish** thick in the creeks and flats—slot sizes are common, and over-slot bulls aren’t unheard of near the inlets. If you’re scouting the backcountry, look for pockets of **speckled trout** over oyster bars, especially as that sun gets up and warms the shallow water.

Beach and jetty anglers are reporting steady runs of **pompano** and **whiting** right now, along with scattered drum. Folks are also pulling in some fat **flounder** around pilings and deeper holes, especially on the drop of the outgoing. The surf is small today according to 911 Surf Report, so you won’t be fighting much current; that makes for easier casts and better bait presentations.

Best baits and lures: For reds and trout, locals are swearing by live shrimp under a popping cork, or mud minnows freelined along the banks. If you’re tossing artificials, a small paddle-tail soft plastic in new penny or glow color is killer right now—bounce it slowly near drop-offs or along oyster edges. In the surf, sand fleas and fresh-cut shrimp are the ticket for pompano and whiting. Jigs tipped with Fishbites will fill the cooler when the live stuff runs low. For flounder, a white bucktail jig with a Gulp! trailer dragged slow and steady near structure is tough to beat.

Hot spots? You won’t go wrong launching at **Matanzas Inlet**, working the east flats at first light for redfish, then drifting the bridge shadow lines for trout at slack tide. The **Vilano Beach Pier** is producing a mixed bag, especially on the incoming. If you’ve got a kayak, try Salt Run—schools of reds are pushing up on the flood, and trout are staged in the deeper bends.

With the **Nights of Lights kicking off downtown TONIGHT** after 6:30 PM, expect a little extra boat traffic upriver, so plan accordingly if you’re out late. Remember, with the days getting shorter and temps cooling fast after dark, it’s a good idea to pack an extra layer.

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