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Savannah River Fishing Report: Speckled Trout, Redfish, and Bass Biting Despite Windy Conditions
Published 6 months ago
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Good morning, y’all, this is Artificial Lure with the Savannah River fishing report for October 29, 2025. We’re waking up to a brisk northeast wind and thick morning clouds rolling off the coastal low that’s been hanging over our part of the river this week. According to the National Weather Service, that wind’ll keep pushing at 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25, and seas are running a stiff 5 to 6 feet outside the jetties—so small craft, stay sharp and think twice today.
Sunrise hit around 7:38, with sunset coming up at 6:35, so we’ve got over 11 hours of daylight to work with out on the water. Tidal action for the Savannah River Entrance is steady: high tide’s already passed at 2:43 AM, with the next low around 8:48 AM. Another push on the incoming tide arrives at 3:15 PM, peaking just over 7 feet. These medium autumn tidal coefficients mean decent current, and you’ll find more fish moving as the tide swings, especially near the river mouth and along marina edges.
Weather’s been cooler, and these conditions—the uptick in wind, pressure drop, and shifting fronts—have fish feeling bold and hungry before the post-front chill. Reports from area marinas and boat ramps, including Thunderbolt Harbor and Isle of Hope, say inshore anglers pulling live bait or Gulp! artificial shrimp under popping corks have been seeing solid numbers of **speckled trout** and **redfish** around grass edges and shell points. Last evening, anglers at the docks near Thunderbolt picked off mixed keeper trout and a few slot reds working the bottom with cut finger mullet during the last hour of outgoing tide.
Freshwater action up river remains strong, as Georgia Outdoor News and local regulars reported recent good catches of **largemouth bass**, **channel catfish**, and scattered **bluegill**. The fall bite’s firing up with shad-colored crankbaits, Chartreuse spinnerbaits, and live worms doing the work around current seams and blowdowns near Augusta and downstream through Port Wentworth. If you’re set on cats, chunks of cut shad or chicken liver on bottom rigs have been piling up the channel cats in the evening hours.
Saltwater-wise, with all this wind and chop, the most productive spots have been tucked back in the sloughs and around marina mouths. For the redfish and trout, best bets today are a combo of mud minnows and live shrimp fished deep under slip floats at places like Bahia Bleu Marina and the points below Elba Island. Folks hitting the area around Lazaretto Creek have bagged some solid trout by drifting small paddle-tail plastics in white or electric chicken as that tide pushes in.
Hot spots to try today:
- The Thunderbolt Harbor dock lights and grass beds just inside Wilmington River—ideal for trout and reds right at sunrise or sunset.
- Outgoing tide at the entrance to the Back River cut at Hutchinson Island—a money spot for flounder and slot reds, especially fishing a Gulp! swimming mullet on a 1/4 oz jig.
Remember, strong tides and winds mean you’ll do best fishing structure close to protected banks and using enough lead to keep baits down. Stay safe out there with the chop and shifting weather.
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Sunrise hit around 7:38, with sunset coming up at 6:35, so we’ve got over 11 hours of daylight to work with out on the water. Tidal action for the Savannah River Entrance is steady: high tide’s already passed at 2:43 AM, with the next low around 8:48 AM. Another push on the incoming tide arrives at 3:15 PM, peaking just over 7 feet. These medium autumn tidal coefficients mean decent current, and you’ll find more fish moving as the tide swings, especially near the river mouth and along marina edges.
Weather’s been cooler, and these conditions—the uptick in wind, pressure drop, and shifting fronts—have fish feeling bold and hungry before the post-front chill. Reports from area marinas and boat ramps, including Thunderbolt Harbor and Isle of Hope, say inshore anglers pulling live bait or Gulp! artificial shrimp under popping corks have been seeing solid numbers of **speckled trout** and **redfish** around grass edges and shell points. Last evening, anglers at the docks near Thunderbolt picked off mixed keeper trout and a few slot reds working the bottom with cut finger mullet during the last hour of outgoing tide.
Freshwater action up river remains strong, as Georgia Outdoor News and local regulars reported recent good catches of **largemouth bass**, **channel catfish**, and scattered **bluegill**. The fall bite’s firing up with shad-colored crankbaits, Chartreuse spinnerbaits, and live worms doing the work around current seams and blowdowns near Augusta and downstream through Port Wentworth. If you’re set on cats, chunks of cut shad or chicken liver on bottom rigs have been piling up the channel cats in the evening hours.
Saltwater-wise, with all this wind and chop, the most productive spots have been tucked back in the sloughs and around marina mouths. For the redfish and trout, best bets today are a combo of mud minnows and live shrimp fished deep under slip floats at places like Bahia Bleu Marina and the points below Elba Island. Folks hitting the area around Lazaretto Creek have bagged some solid trout by drifting small paddle-tail plastics in white or electric chicken as that tide pushes in.
Hot spots to try today:
- The Thunderbolt Harbor dock lights and grass beds just inside Wilmington River—ideal for trout and reds right at sunrise or sunset.
- Outgoing tide at the entrance to the Back River cut at Hutchinson Island—a money spot for flounder and slot reds, especially fishing a Gulp! swimming mullet on a 1/4 oz jig.
Remember, strong tides and winds mean you’ll do best fishing structure close to protected banks and using enough lead to keep baits down. Stay safe out there with the chop and shifting weather.
Thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe for tomorrow’s update and the latest bites across the Lowcountry. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI