St. Augustine Fishing Report: Sheepshead, Trout, and Mahi-Mahi Bites Heating Up for Memorial Day Weekend Podcast Por arte de portada

St. Augustine Fishing Report: Sheepshead, Trout, and Mahi-Mahi Bites Heating Up for Memorial Day Weekend

St. Augustine Fishing Report: Sheepshead, Trout, and Mahi-Mahi Bites Heating Up for Memorial Day Weekend

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 Good morning, anglers. This is Artificial Lure with your St. Augustine fishing report for Friday, May 23rd, 2025. We’re shaping up for another classic Northeast Florida May day. The weather’s set to be mostly clear, with light southwest winds around 5 to 10 knots, temps climbing into the low 80s, and the water temp hovering near 71 degrees. Sunrise came at 6:28 AM and you’ll have daylight to fish until sunset at 8:13 PM, so there’s plenty of time to wet a line[5].

Tidal swing’s decent today, so expect a moving tide to keep fish active, especially around the higher tide marks mid-morning and again as it falls in the late afternoon. That means your window for top action inshore will be on those tide changes.

Fishing’s been solid this week, both in the river and offshore. Inshore, sheepshead have finally started showing with some consistency, particularly up in the river bends and around docks and pilings. The jetties have been hit and miss for sheepshead, but when they’re biting, they’re quality fish[1][5]. Live fiddler crabs and small pieces of shrimp on a jig head are hard to beat, but if you’re tossing artificials, try a small white or chartreuse paddletail bounced slow.

Speckled trout are firing up on the grass flats and creek mouths at first light. Folks have done well free-lining live shrimp, but MirrOlure MirrOdines and white curly-tail grubs are putting numbers in the boat, too. Redfish are working the same areas, plus hanging in the shallows along oyster bars. A gold spoon or that trusty Z-Man paddletail in green pumpkin will get their attention. Folks are still picking up bonus bull reds at the Bridge of Lions and further north in the ICW[1].

Offshore, it’s hard to beat the bite right now. The mahi-mahi run is going strong in 80-120 feet of water, and blackfin tuna are in good numbers alongside wahoo, sailfish, amberjack, and snapper. Ballyhoo and sardines are the best bait out deep, but high-speed trolling lures are catching wahoo if you want some speed and excitement[4].

If you want a surefire spot inshore, hit the Vilano Bridge for big sheepshead and reds, or work the flats around Salt Run at sunup for trout and slot reds. Offshore, head southeast to the ledge for the dolphin (mahi) bite—it’s as hot as it gets this time of year.

In summary, bring shrimp or fiddler crabs if you’re chasing sheepshead, and don’t leave home without a couple of good artificials for trout and reds. Offshore, load up on ballyhoo or sardines and get ready for a mixed bag of pelagics.

Tight lines and enjoy the bite this Memorial Day weekend. This is Artificial Lure, see y’all on the water[1][4][5].
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