Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 08/15/2020

Bait: Sardines and live bait

Water temp: 84 degrees

Water depth: 60-80ft

What's biting: Mangrove snapper, amberjack, Cobia, kingfish, barracuda, snapper

Good afternoon from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located here in the beautiful lil town St. Augustine Florida where we strive to be the best offshore fishing charter in st. Augustine. August offshore and deepsea fishing charters can be really good this time of year. The longer 8-10hr charters are what is needed to targeted be mangrove snappers and other offshore reef fish. Here at Drop Down Charters we specialize in bottom fishing for big reef fish as well as smaller table fare fish like vermilion snapper trigger fish and porgies. There are certain ways up here in St. Augustine Florida that we like to catch these fish. Though there are many techniques to catch fish, here at Drop Down Sport Fish Charters we have dialed in the most accurate and successful ways to offshore fish and maximum the fish box at the end of the day. From pelagics like Mahi wahoo tuna fish and sails fishing or bottom fishing on reefs for grouper and snapper, St. Augustine Florida is known to have great deepsea and offshore fishing all year long and we encourage you to give us a call if you are coming to visit. Let’s go fishing!!

Nice catch of mangrove snapper offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 06/15/2020

Bait: Sardines and live bait

Water temp: 78 degrees

Water depth: 85-130ft

What's biting: Red snapper, Cobia, Amberjack, triggerfish

Good morning here from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located in the oldest city St. Augustine Florida. The offshore fishing charters have been really good this month of June so far. Lots of kingfish and a few Cobia on the shorter offshore charters. The longer deepsea fishing charters have been productive with limits of vermillion snapper, mangrove snapper, triggerfish and many other bottom species. This time of year the 8-10hr offshore bottom fishing trips provide lots of time to Drop Down and catch meat for the cleaning table. Fish are biting so give us a call at Drop Down Sport Fish Charters here in st. Augustine Florida and let’s go fishing!!

Nice sail offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 05/15/2020

Bait: Ballyhoo and lures

Water temp: 80 degrees

Water depth: 150-600 ft

What's biting: Red snapper, Cobia, Black Sea bass, wahoo, tuna fish, mahi and sailfish

Good morning hear from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in Saint Augustine Florida. Its a cloudy warm day this Friday, north east breeze 15 to 20 knots and unfortunately today where not offshore fishing, but as soon as this wind stops and the seas calm we will be right back out offshore fishing. I must say if you are in St. Augustine Florida and want to go deep sea fishing for blue water pelagics now is the time! The offshore trolling for big mahi-mahi, Wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, and even blue marlin is hot and they are passing by northeast Florida as we speak. We have had several double digit pelagic fish kills with a couple sails in the mix too. On the short 4hr half day trips we have started trolling for kingfish, Cobia, Amberjack and other inshore pelagics. Like always find the bait and birds offshore and the fish should be there. The weather looks nice the next week , what better way to escape the Covid 19 virus then get offshore. So get your family and friends together give us a call and let’s go fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters.

Nice catch offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 04/24/2020

Bait: Ballyhoo and lures

Water temp: 78 degrees

Water depth: 150-600 ft

What's biting: Red snapper, Cobia, Black Sea bass, wahoo, tuna fish, mahi

Good morning here from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located in St. Augustine Florida. This month has been slow unfortunately due to the coronavirus and the country shutdown, but I have had some local ppl that fish with me and have scored some really nice trolling trips. Big gaffer mahi, butterball tuna fish, wahoo and billfish all swim around the month of April! Yes it’s a long day, a 11-12 hr Gulfstream trolling trip is what it takes, but the bite can be hot and memories can last a lifetime. When trolling on the offshore fishing charters I try and find any forms of life or different water. I like to look for birds diving or bait. The water has a lot of factors too, with temperature change and color change. If your looking to pass some time deepsea fishing then give us a call. Where open for business and the fishing is good. Let’s go fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters!

Nice gulfstream trip offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 03/08/2020

Bait: Sardines , and jigs

Water temp: 64 degrees

Water depth: 80-140

What's biting: Red snapper, Cobia, Black Sea bass, wahoo, tuna fish, mahi

Good evening here from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located in the oldest city St. Augustine Florida . Offshore fishing charters have been at stand still for the last couple weeks with wind blowing upwards of 20-30knts at some days, but small windows did prevail and we got to sneak out a couple times. The times we did go deepsea fishing off St. Augustine the bottom fishing was pretty good with the red snapper bite wide open. In fact we fished 3 different spots with literally nothing except red snapper. Piles of them!! I wish we could get a longer season for them but I don’t foresee that in the future unfortunately. As for the trolling, offshore pelagics are here, tuna fish, wahoo, mahi, sailfish and blue marlin can be caught the next 3 months off of St. Augustine Florida. Ballyhoos are my favorite choice for these offshore game fish with a decent size set up, at least a shimano tld 25 size reel with 30lb plus line with a medium action troll rod. I use shimano tld 50 2 speed and 30 tiagra 2 speed reels with a set of crowder medium action 6”6 troll rods. They seem to have enough flexibility at the tip to not pull hooks on fish at the transom but enough backbone in the lower end of the rod to pull back on the fish. If you are looking for a offshore deepsea fishing trip to remember for a lifetime give Drop Down Sport Fish Charters a call and we can set you up. Now if you booked a trip with us and we get blown out due to weather, we have the inshore fishing charters flats boat to at least get you out on the water and enjoy the day inshore fishing. The red fish bite for me has been solid with a couple trout and flounder too. Live shrimp is all that i really use but there are definitely more baits to choose! The earliest morning lower tide has been the best inshore fishing bite and moving water is key. So here we are, The time is now, let’s go fishing!! Dates are filling up quickly so give us a call on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters. Thanks for reading.

Scott and brase with a pair of big red snapper caught offshore fishing St. Augustine Florida aboard Drop Down Sport Fish Charters