Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 04/02/21

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 67 degrees

Water depth: 80-100ft

What's biting: Mahi Mahi, wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia

Good afternoon from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters here in the oldest city in the nation Saint Augustine Florida. The weather here is currently 66° partly cloudy and very breezy with 20 knot winds out of the north seas 5 to 7 feet choppy. The offshore fishing charters here in Saint Augustine have been a little bit funky the last week or so with some cold dirty water lingering around. I have had some shorter offshore fishing charters this past week and the small chicken snapper have taken over. We caught 100+ red snapper and only 11 Vermilion snapper. Red snapper are definitely not endangered and I wish the Fwc and Noaa fisheries would take more action and give us a longer season than 3-5 days of open season. Offshore fishing charters at the Gulfstream in St.Augustine will start getting good and the pelagics like sail fish, wahoo, tuna fish, mahi and even blue marlin will be passing by us any day. Deep sea fishing charters for Cobia should also be getting better. Always have multiple ways to catch cobia and amberjack or other pelagics that could swim up. If your looking to go offshore fishing in St.Augustine Florida give Drop Down Sport Fish Charters a call and let’s go fishing!!

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

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 03/17/2021

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 66 degrees

Water depth: 120-400ft

What's biting: Mahi Mahi, wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia

Good morning from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in the oldest city St. Augustine Florida. The weather here in St Augustine is sunny with west winds 10-15knots and a warm 76 degrees. The offshore fishing in St. Augustine Florida in March is decent but gets better towards the end of the month. Offshore fishing for black fin tuna will start producing more into April along with other offshore pelagics such as Mahi, sailfish and wahoo. Even the occasional Blue marlin will show up in the spread and swipe at some baits. As for deepsea bottom fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters , the usual offshore suspects such as vermillion snapper, trigger fish, pink porgys, amberjack, mutton snapper, a few mango snapper and of course the red devil (red snapper) are all Biting. Double rigs seem to work best for getting some meat in the boat. Then work to a single rig set up with 100lb test main line and some heavy leader. Big live baits seem to work best for big bites! If your in the area of St. Augustine Florida and want to do a offshore fishing charter give us a call on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters today and let’s go fishing!!!!

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

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 2/06/2021

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 62 degrees

Water depth: 120-400ft

What's biting: Mahi Mahi, wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia

Good afternoon from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters the premier offshore fishing charter located here in St.Augustine Florida. Today is February 6, 2021 and the weather outside is cloudy with rain, about 50 degrees and winds out of the northeast at 10-15 knots. The ocean is about 3-5 ft and choppy. Not the best conditions but typical this time of year. Offshore fishing charters in February can be hit or miss fishing. The big wahoo are around, some in the triple digits. High speed trolling seems to be the trick now and up to 20knots. High speed trolling for wahoo offshore is a great way to cover ground and find the bite. Although I’m still a bait fisherman I can see the advantage when fishing for wahoo alone. Other offshore species that are around on deep sea fishing charters are big amberjack and Cobia. Along w the regular offshore fish like vermilion snapper tigger fishing and pink porgy. If you are looking for a offshore/ deepsea fishing charter this spring from March out you need to give us a call to reserve your spot, dates are already half full. Let’s go catching on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters!!!

My son and I with a nice variety offshore fishing charters on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St.Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 1/23/2021

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 61 degrees

Water depth: 120-300ft

What's biting: Mahi Mahi, wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia

Good evening from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters the premier offshore fishing charter in the nations oldest city St. Augustine Florida. Current the weather is blowing 15knts out of the northeast and cloudy with air temperature about 55 degrees. The offshore fishing charters have been good action on the longer 6-8hr fishing charters. Bottom fishing for snapper and Cobia on wrecks in January usually are productive. Live bait such as pin fish or mullet can lead to a nice bite and always have a Cobia jig setup on standby. Deep sea fishing on big ledges will put you in amberjack territory as well as big mutton snapper. If your want to target these fish ,Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St. Augustine Florida stays on the meat. Whether your an experienced angler or never been fishing at all, from offshore fishing , deep sea fishing, to inshore fishing charters, give us call and let’s go fishing onDrop Down Sport Fish Charters in St.Augustine Florida.

Dinosaur Cobia caught offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters st Augustine Florida

Drop Down Sport Fish Charters Fishing Report for St. Augustine Florida - 1/04/2020

Bait: Ballyhoos and sardines

temp: 64 degrees

Water depth: 120-500ft

What's biting: Mahi Mahi, wahoo, tuna fish, sailfish, barracuda, snapper, trigger fish, amberjack, Cobia

Good afternoon from Drop Down Sport Fish Charters located here in the beautiful town of Saint Augustine Florida. It’s that time of year to get offshore with some big jet head lures, big reels and let’s do some high speed trolling for wahoo!! January and February months are a known time of year to troll offshore for dinosaur wahoo in St. Augustine Florida. Fish upward of 70lbs are common and a few monsters over 100lbs are caught every year offshore fishing northeast Florida. Drop Down Sport Fish Charters trolls both ways offshore when bait fishing and high speed trolling. I’ve caught wahoo both ways, but the differences between trolling baits and high speed lures are the bites. When trolling offshore with ballyhoos at 7 knots you are in the trolling speed for most pelagics to strike. Such as mahi, tuna fish, sailfish, marlin, amberjack, Cobia, barracuda and yes wahoo. So as you can see you can get a lot of bites and a variety of deepsea pelagics. As when you high speed troll big giant lures at 12-15 knots, the only fish that are gonna track it down and eat is a big wahoo, possibly a monster mahi-mahi. That’s it. So when you high speed offshore it limits you to not nearly as many bites but the ones that you do get are usually the right ones. It can be productive or very boring. If you are in St. Augustine Florida and want to offshore fish January or February give us a call on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters and let’s go fishing!!!

Big wahoo Offshore fishing on Drop Down Sport Fish Charters in St.Augustine Florida