Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 7/26/2026

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 79 degrees

Water depth: 80-180 feet

What's biting: sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia, mahi-mahi ,tuna ,wahoo, red snapper

Fishing Report – Gulf Stream Action Heating Up!

Good afternoon from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in the beautiful city St. Augustine Florida– premier Offshore fishing Action in the Nation’s Oldest City! The best St. Augustine fishing charter.

If you're looking for an epic fishing charter out of St. Augustine, Florida, now’s the time to book with Drop Down Sport Fish Charters. The best St. Augustine fishing charter. Native to Saint Augustine and charter operated by Captain Alex We’ve been putting clients on fish and making memories just off the coast of St Augustine Florida for over 2 decades and the bite is great. If you’re looking for a St. Augustine fishing charter then look no further! Or even if your outside the town of St. Augustine, Daytona , Jacksonville Florida , or across the country Drop Down Sportfishing will take care of you. Native to Saint Augustine Florida capt Alex will get you on the bite.

Bottom fishing is great, The red snapper and vermilion snapper bite has been hot over the deep reefs, with steady action in 100 to 120 feet of water. These great eating reef fish are lighting up the lines and filling coolers on nearly every trip. Drop Down Sport Fish Charters has years of experience offshore fishing in St. Augustine and knows how to get you on the fish.

Mangrove snapper fish are also in the mix , especially around the ledges and structure. They’re known for being sharp and aggressive, and once hooked, they bring the kind of fight that offshore anglers live for.

And let’s talk giant red snapper we’ve had some good action with big red snapper smashing baits on the surface. Their explosive runs and hard pull are nothing short of thrilling. Bruised ribs are common lol

We’re also seeing solid numbers of amberjack, which are always a welcome bonus. These hard-pulling, reef-hugging fish are tough to fool but absolutely worth the effort when it comes to the dinner plate.

If bouncing around the ocean isn’t your thing we offer inshore fishing charters for redfish trout black drum and flounder. These next few months are great inshore fishing charter opportunities. Ultra fun on light tackle shimano spinning rods.

Whether you're a seasoned angler or brand new to deep sea fishing, there's no better place to experience it than an offshore fishing charter in St. Augustine, Florida with Drop Down Sport Fish Charters where history meets adventure on the water.

Plz do you research , Don’t be fooled by these captains that just moved here on fishing booker, and book a small boat only to be cancelled the night before because “it’s to choppy”. Time and time again people book off of fishing booker website with a “captain” that just started and have no experience takeing ppl charter fishing, then you book a offshore fishing charter on a 22-24 foot boat when they’re knowingly only gonna go if it’s 1 foot or less, which is never, then you come to town and get canceled on the night before or they make you fish under a bridge for 3 inch fish. Plz do your research on what they actually catch every day!!. Go with a life long native to St. Augustine Florida with Drop down Sportfishing . Don’t take your wife and kids on a charter fishing trip and get sprayed in the face and soaking wet on a 23 foot boat with no bathroom! We have a very nice Custom Carolina 39 feet Nice Dry Comfortable Charter boat with bathroom!

If you’re coming to town and want to go on a premium offshore fishing charter out of Saint Augustine, Florida then give Drop Down Sport Fish Charters a call and we will get you tight. Let’s go fishing!

Charter fishing in Saint Augustine on drop down sport fish charters

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 - 02/23/2020

Bait: Sardines , cut bait , St. Augustine shrimp

Water temp: 59 degrees

Water depth: 80-100 ft

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

Hello and Good evening from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters here in the oldest city St. Augustine Florida . This is the February offshore fishing report for Drop Down Charters. The wind has been steady blowing 20 knots for days at a time but every now and then the wind lets up enough for a day and we were able to break out the inlet and go offshore fishing . I remember we couldn’t go deepsea because it was still pretty choppy, but thankfully the 39 carolina custom sportfish ate it up pretty decent. First stop was nothing but red snapper. Like 40 in a row. I said “well we know what’s at this spot” we pull anchor and moved on. Went a lil deeper, till I found some vermillion snapper and hung in there and fished because of course the wind started to pick up and blow again. As we where trying the last spot of the charter a big Cobia swam up right behind the boat. This fish was very curious swimming circles around the Drop Down. My mate chase and I where throwing every bait we had at this Cobia and he would just look at it and roll away. I saw the fish loosing interest and started swimming away when Finally at a last resort I grabbed a dead bait fish and hooked it threw the eyes in a frantic hurry and tossed it infront of the Cobia. The fish turned on it, and I pulled it away twice and then he had enough. Gulp !! He crushed it and the fight began. We fought the Cobia for about 45 mins till we gotten in the boat. Epic day aboard Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida for this gentleman in the photo! Looking forward to the next trip with him. As the weather warms up here in St. Augustine Florida so does the fishing and the trolling season is right around the corner. If you are looking to target pelagics like sailfish, wahoo, mahi, tuna fish and even blue marlin then March threw May is the time to book a Gulfstream trip. Let’s go fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida this summer 2020.

Big Cobia on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters St. Augustine Florida deepsea fishing

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 01/21/2020

Bait: Sardines , cut bait

Water temp: 62 degrees

Water depth: 80-120ft

What's biting: Cobia, vermillion snapper, trigger fish, pinks , red Snapper

Here in St. Augustine Florida the month of January 2020 the weather has been great and the fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters has been really good! It’s been sunny most days and I’ve had inshore fishing charters and offshore fishing charters. Typically in the month of January it’s cold rainy and windy, nothing I like to be in. In fact if it’s below 80 degrees it’s too cold for capt Alex! But until today it has been nice 60-70 degrees. As for the fishing report tho, the last inshore charter I had we caught some really nice quality fish. I think we had 6 nice sea trout, 3 fat slot red fish, 2 5lb black drum, 2 -3 small flounder and a bunch of shorts! It was a great trip and lots of meat for the fryer. I caught these fish on the outgoing tide and shrimp was the bait of choice. I would expect it to be pretty decent bite if it’s not blowing 25knts and 45 degrees. The offshore fishing charters off St. Augustine that I’ve had have been shorter trips 4-6 hr charters. I’ve been bottom fishing for Cobia , amberjack, and vermillion snapper. Wrecks are the place to be if targeting these fish and jigging just seems productive. But always have a live bait in the well, I don’t care what it is. Big ledges also hold Cobia along with other reef fish. If your planning a trip or vacation to St. Augustine Florida, Soon to come next in March April May are all the pelagics- big wahoo, mahi mahi, tuna fish, sailfish and even blue marlin. You have to charter a all day gulfstream troll trip and it is a long day but these excursions can make lifelong memories. Fishing charters are already being booked for summer and if your looking for a specific date, call us sooner than later at Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida. Let’s go fishing!!

Nice half day Charter on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 09/10/2019

Bait: Live bait

Water temp: 79 degrees

Water depth: 10-30 ft

What's biting: Red Fish, tarpon, big smoker mullet

Good morning from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters here in the beautiful city St Augustine Florida. We just had hurricane Dorian roll by us and we’re very thankful we had no real damage here in northeast Florida. Unfortunately for the Bahamas they were not so lucky. I hope they have good recovery in the years to come. As for fishing in St Augustine fl , now the storm has passed and the conditions have subsided the fishing has been red hot. The inshore fishing has been on fire , from a recent fishing report from charter fishing capt friend. The redfish bite has been really good with 15+ slots size fish in a few hours. The mullet run is in full effect with thousands of finger mullet the size of swimming pools are on the move going south. Fishing in St Augustine in September for tarpon can be as good as it gets around here. Tarpon skying the bait and showering them in to the shallows is a all day event. Drift a big size mullet on a free line or a cork rig with some floucarbon leader with a medium size circle hook in the current or the edge of light at night. The weather is still awesome here in st Augustine fl all year so give us a call on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters let’s go deepsea fishing or offshore and catch some fish and make some memories. 904-501-8572

Nice Cobias Offshore deepsea fishing St Augustine Florida on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters