About St. Augustine Paddle Sports
St. Augustine Paddle Sports is a small, locally owned outfitter at 233 State Road 16 that has carved out a niche serving the area's growing community of kayak anglers and recreational paddlers. Just west of the historic downtown, the shop combines a paddlecraft rental operation with a fully stocked bait-and-tackle counter, making it the natural launch point for anyone planning to fish the flats, creeks, and backwaters around the Matanzas and Tolomato Rivers.
The business rents kayaks and stand-up paddleboards by the day and offers guided group tours of the surrounding marshes for paddlers who prefer local knowledge over a map. Its signature offering, though, is the kayak fishing charter — guided trips that put anglers on redfish, trout, and flounder from the stealth and shallow draft of a fishing kayak. The shop carries premium live bait, artificial lures, and tackle, and even offers kayak repair, so paddlers can outfit, launch, and maintain their gear all in one stop.
Run by owners who fish these waters themselves, St. Augustine Paddle Sports trades on hands-on, no-frills service and genuine local expertise. Whether a visitor wants a relaxed morning paddle, a guided eco outing, or a serious shot at inshore gamefish, the team can match the right boat, the right bait, and the right backwater to the trip.
