Drop Down Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine - 05/18/2017

Bait: live bait 

Water temp: 76 degrees

Water depth: 65ft

What's biting: cobia and kingfish

School is almost out... let's go fishing... come book your trip on Drop Down Fishing Charters. St. Augustine Florida is a great destination to go on vacation. There are still a few cobia swimming around offshore along with good numbers of kingfish. The king mackerel have been biting in 65ft of water and catching them on live bait. Pogies, sardines and cigar minnows work the best. But other baits and trolling techniques will work as well, such as the ol planner and spoons! Whichever you choose will work! I just like to have live bait, it opens a variety of fish you can target on fishing charters! Hone in on live bottom ledges and wrecks with bait on them! Set the drag light and get ready for a strike!!!

Big cobia on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters offshore fishing in St. Augustine Florida  

Drop Down Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine - 05/09/2017

Bait: sardines and live minnows 

Water temp: 76 degrees 

Water depth: 60-120ft

What's biting: bottom and trolling fish

Better come book your fishing trip of a life time on Drop Down Fishing charters soon because dates are filling up quickly for summer! Fishing offshore has been very productive this week with lots of meat. Limits of vermillion snapper and amberjack inshore 100ft along w Mahi at the gulfstream.  Like I always say find the bait and the fish will be around, I have been getting a net full of livies every morning and the extra effort has been paying off! 

A great bunch of guys... Pete, Todd and crew w a nice mix box

Drop Down Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine - 4/29/2017

Bait: ballyhoo and artificial 

Water temp: 73 degrees 

Water depth: 150-600 ft 

What's biting: mahi, tuna fish, wahoo and billfish 

As we enter the month of May, fish will be chewing from all angles! A lot of my trips this month will be in the deep, as we target offshore pelagics. Mahi, one of the most extciting game fish around will be biting ballyhoo on the troll in high numbers. Find a good water temp change and breaks or rips in the ocean. A weed line in the perfect senerio and fish will be there. Always have multiple rods ready incase you see free swimmers. If your ready to go catch some awesome fish and great memories give us a call and let's go fishing! 

Jack with a nice mahi on the Drop Down

Drop Down Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine - 4/20/2017

Bait: Sardines and jigs

Water temp: 73 degrees

Water depth: 100ft

What's biting: Snapper/Amberjack/Triggerfish 

Aww, the month of April, spring is here and the fish are too! I have had a pretty decent month bottom fishing offshore and have been finding fish at 80/100ft. Drop down some sardines on the wrecks and the fish are there! The bees (a.k.a. Snapper) were fired up along with some nice Amberjack. Also, Gulf Stream pelagics like Mahi, Wahoo, Tuna fish, and Billfish will be on the hunt for food as they go north. Get your gear ready it's on! 

Nice 6 hour trip on Drop Down Fishing Charters

Drop Down Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine - 3/26/2017

Bait:    live shrimp 

Water temp: 67 degree

Water depth: 2-3 ft 

What's biting: Speckled sea trout and redfish 

The last few trips have been inshore flats fishing for big sea trout and slot size redfish. I have been using live shrimp on a float rig with a 3 ft leader  and small circle hook free line. When targeting big trout I look to focuse of white shell banks and small feeder creeks. Look for bait being crushed on the bank, trout will be not far behind.  

Nice trout inshore charterfishing St. Augustine Florida