I spoke with Dave at Oldest City Bait & Tackle in St. Augustine this morning. He tells me that the fishing is real good right now with great catches of just about everything being reported. In the Intercoastal and back bays, lots of redfish are being caught around oyster bars and mangrove shoreline using live shrimp. Week fish are being taken in large numbers from deep holes on the grass flats and back bays using live mullet. Speckled trout are plentiful on the grass flats. Live shrimp or mullet are the best baits. From the beach, some good sized whiting, pompano, bluefish, spanish mackerel, red drum and black drum can all be caught in good numbers. Live shrimp or sand flees work well for the whiting, pompano, black drum and redfish. Gotcha plugs work well on the bluefish and spanish mackerel. Dave tells me that the only thing that is slow right now is flounder. The few flounder he has seen are small. Offshore, Dave's customers are having great days fishing for wahoo and dolphin. Troll ballyhoo or use live bait 50 miles offshore. For more information contact;
Oldest City Bait & Tackle
904-461-0244
1915 State Rd, 312
St. Augustine, FL 32080
