2019

February 10, 2019 by Alex Miller

Bait: live shrimp or fiddler crabs

Water temp: 61 degrees

Water depth: 3-6ft

What's biting: red fish , trout , sheepshead

The bite has been hot here on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in the beautiful sunny city of St. Augustine Florida . Inshore fishing for redfish on the low tide has been a consistent bite. I have been throwing live bait when it’s around, and a dark swimming minnow with a charturse tail. Focus on a spot with some structure and current or moving water. As for offshore fishing, wahoo have been getting caught and are around. Watch the weather and put in your time, you can land a trophy strip fish this month. St. Augustine Florida is one of the best places to fish for a variety of species inshore or offshore fishing. Call us on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters to book a fishing charter and let’s go fishing!!

Nice redfish on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 01/28/2019

January 27, 2019 by Alex Miller

Bait: wahoo wacker , high speed lures

Water temp: 60 degrees

Water depth: 120- 800ft

What's biting: Big wahoo ,Cobia , vermilion snapper, trigger fish

Good morning from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located is the beautiful historic town St.Augustine Florida. This time of year the ocean is usually cold, windy, and choppy for the most part. Northern fronts coming down are weekly, But keep your eye on the weather for a flat day and the rewards could be great. Big Wahoo is most likely on everyone’s mind when fishing January and February. High speed lures are effective deepsea fishing because more than likely when you get a bite at 14-17knts it’s going to be a wahoo. You can also cover alot of ground and allow the anglers to Fish miles of ocean. If the bottom fishing is more your take, Cobia And vermilion snapper are still swimming around. Try and find a water change or temperature change when looking for Cobia. Summer will be here before you know it so make some plans and give us a call and let’s go fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters!

Fat Cobia on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Offshore Fishing St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 01/13/2019

January 14, 2019 by Alex Miller

Bait: sardines and grunt fish

Water temp: 63 degrees

Water depth: 100 ft

What's biting: Cobia, jack fish, vermilion snapper, red snapper

Its a new year and where already having some good fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located in the beautiful historic town St. Augustine Florida. Grab some jigs and get offshore, the Cobia have been swimming around off shore the east coast of St. Augustine, Florida. The weather has been tricky, scary and dense fog with visibility of 50ft. Once out to the fishing grounds the bottom bite has been pretty wide open, vermilion Snapper and giant red snapper on every drop. When targeting Cobia I like to pull the anchor and drift fish. Bounceing around to different spots covering ground and depth of water. Jigging with a nice size spinning reel and 20-40lb class rod with jigs is a productive way to fish for Cobia. St. Augustine Florida has been a go to inlet for decades to fish offshore and hunt for the elusive salt water catfish. Always have a live bait somewhere on the boat just in case the fish are finicky, you have another option. If trolling is more your take, then wahoo fishing may be for you. The biggest wahoo of the year are caught in the winter offshore months off the coast of north east Florida. Up to 100lb fish have been caught and 50-70lb is common. High speeding seems to work pretty well for getting the bigger bite too. The new year is here, where taking reservations and dates are filling up fast so make your plans and let’s go fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in the oldest city St. Augustine Florida!!

Larry with a nice 6hr Trip Offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 07/15/2018

July 15, 2018 by Alex Miller

Bait: sardines

Water temp: 83 degrees

Water depth: 100-135 ft

What's biting: African pompano, vermillion snapper, mangrove snapper, Cobia, trigger fish

Summer fishing has hit full force here in St. Augustine Florida! People are coming from all over to experience our amazing native town along with our beautiful waters. The Mahi bite is mostly gone but now you can expect to see tons of King Mackerel, Barracuda, Mangrove,Mutton and Vermilion Snapper, Bonito,Cobia, Black Fin Tuna and Trigger fish up on the fish board here on Drop Down Charters. We have been heading off shore nearly every morning these last couple of months, now is the time to book a charter for you and your family as spots are filling daily. We offer 4,6,8 and for our avid anglers 12 hour Gulf-stream trips. I’ve been asked a lot about the next Snapper season and as I wish i knew when it will be, unfortunately the Snapper season is still up in the air, the FWC have not made an official date but as soon as they do I’ll be posting it on the site and blog for anyone interested in a Red Snapper trip! ( which will also book FAST) Along with our website we post daily pictures and videos on our Instagram page “Drop_down_charters” as well as our Facebook page “Drop Down sport fish charters” head on over to either site for daily post and updates on the bite!

Nick and jack with a nice catch on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in staugustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 05/21/2018

May 21, 2018 by Alex Miller

Bait: ballyhoo

Water temp: 80 degrees

Water depth: 150-600ft

What's biting: Mahi, tuna fish, wahoo, sailfish, marlin

Let’s go fishing!!! The fish are here !!! Call us here at Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in the famous vacation destination st. Augustine Florida and let us take you on a fishing trip of a lifetime. The troll bite is hot and the Mahi mahi are chewing. Along with all the spring pelagics like tuna fish, sailfish, wahoo, and even blue marlin. We have had number of stream trips the past few weeks and most of them have been pretty good with double digits. I have been getting most of the bites in 150-500 ft of water on the ledge. Look for the color change or water temp change and that’s where I like to start. Weed lines are always a plus but not guaranteed so look so any signs of life. When trolling I’ve been getting a lot of tuna bites on naked ballyhoo and blue and white lures. We had two sailfish bites on a dark blue sea witchs and two marlin bites also on the same rig. The bottom fishing right now is pretty decent, vermilion snapper and of course red snapper! We caught one red snapper over 25lbs. Occasionally a keeper triggerfish now that the water is getting warmer. If your coming to st.augustine Florida and want to catch some really nice pelagics now is the time. Let’s book a trip and go fishing with Drop Down Sport Fish Charters St. Augustine Florida’s premier fishing charter. 904.501.8572

Dad and I with some nice meat for the board on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters