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Savannah River Winter Fishing Report: Bass, Stripers, Reds, and Catfish Bite
Published 4 months ago
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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report.
We’re sitting on a decent winter pattern. National Weather Service marine forecast calls for light west to southwest winds around 5–10 knots with mild temps and stable barometer, so it’s comfortable and fishable. Sunrise is right around 7:20 a.m., sunset near 5:20 p.m., giving you a tight daylight window; low-light edges are your best bet.
NOAA tide predictions for Savannah show a classic two‑high, two‑low day. Around the river entrance and Cockspur, look for a predawn low, a strong incoming building late morning toward midday high, then a falling tide into evening. That mid‑incoming through the first of the fall has been the sweet spot.
According to recent regional reports in the Waycross Journal‑Herald’s Southern Waters column, the Savannah River bass bite on the lower river has been strong, with anglers like Mark Vick and Daniel Rhodes putting together solid catches of largemouth on warming trends. They’re working current breaks and deeper bends off the main flow.
Here’s what’s been chewing:
- **Largemouth bass**: Good numbers with a few 3–5 pound fish mixed in when the sun warms the backs of pockets.
- **Stripers and hybrids** near the ship channel and down toward the jetties, especially on moving water.
- **Redfish and trout** around the mouths of creeks near Wilmington and Little Tybee when that salty push rides the tide upriver.
- **Catfish** steady in the deeper holes up around Port Wentworth and Augusta Shoals; plenty of eaters with the odd blue cat bruiser.
Best offerings right now:
- For **bass** in the river: 3/8 oz green pumpkin or black/blue jig with a chunk trailer; black or junebug ribbon‑tail worms like a Culprit‑style 7–10" slowly dragged on ledges; shad‑pattern crankbaits ticking rocks on the outgoing.
- For **stripers**: one‑ounce jigheads with white flukes, bucktails tipped with shrimp, and medium live mullet or menhaden when you can get them.
- For **reds and trout**: 1/4 oz jig with electric chicken or new penny paddletails, under a popping cork on the flats; live shrimp or mud minnows around shell and dock pilings.
- For **cats**: cut shad, cut mullet, or chicken livers on Carolina rigs soaked in the deeper bends.
Fish activity lines up best with the stronger tide swings and the solunar peaks; early morning incoming and late‑day falling tide have both been producing. When that sun gets up and takes the chill off the surface, the bite typically bumps up for an hour or two.
A couple local hot spots to circle:
- **New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam / Augusta City Lock & Dam** stretch: current seams, eddies, and rock piles hold bass and cats; work jigs and soft plastics tight to cover.
- **Savannah River Entrance and jetties**: stripers, reds, and trout on the edges of the rocks; just mind the ship traffic and shifting currents.
If the water’s got a little stain from recent flow, lean heavier on dark plastics and noisy baits. If it’s clearer, downsize and go more natural.
That’s the word from the Savannah River. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report.
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This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
We’re sitting on a decent winter pattern. National Weather Service marine forecast calls for light west to southwest winds around 5–10 knots with mild temps and stable barometer, so it’s comfortable and fishable. Sunrise is right around 7:20 a.m., sunset near 5:20 p.m., giving you a tight daylight window; low-light edges are your best bet.
NOAA tide predictions for Savannah show a classic two‑high, two‑low day. Around the river entrance and Cockspur, look for a predawn low, a strong incoming building late morning toward midday high, then a falling tide into evening. That mid‑incoming through the first of the fall has been the sweet spot.
According to recent regional reports in the Waycross Journal‑Herald’s Southern Waters column, the Savannah River bass bite on the lower river has been strong, with anglers like Mark Vick and Daniel Rhodes putting together solid catches of largemouth on warming trends. They’re working current breaks and deeper bends off the main flow.
Here’s what’s been chewing:
- **Largemouth bass**: Good numbers with a few 3–5 pound fish mixed in when the sun warms the backs of pockets.
- **Stripers and hybrids** near the ship channel and down toward the jetties, especially on moving water.
- **Redfish and trout** around the mouths of creeks near Wilmington and Little Tybee when that salty push rides the tide upriver.
- **Catfish** steady in the deeper holes up around Port Wentworth and Augusta Shoals; plenty of eaters with the odd blue cat bruiser.
Best offerings right now:
- For **bass** in the river: 3/8 oz green pumpkin or black/blue jig with a chunk trailer; black or junebug ribbon‑tail worms like a Culprit‑style 7–10" slowly dragged on ledges; shad‑pattern crankbaits ticking rocks on the outgoing.
- For **stripers**: one‑ounce jigheads with white flukes, bucktails tipped with shrimp, and medium live mullet or menhaden when you can get them.
- For **reds and trout**: 1/4 oz jig with electric chicken or new penny paddletails, under a popping cork on the flats; live shrimp or mud minnows around shell and dock pilings.
- For **cats**: cut shad, cut mullet, or chicken livers on Carolina rigs soaked in the deeper bends.
Fish activity lines up best with the stronger tide swings and the solunar peaks; early morning incoming and late‑day falling tide have both been producing. When that sun gets up and takes the chill off the surface, the bite typically bumps up for an hour or two.
A couple local hot spots to circle:
- **New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam / Augusta City Lock & Dam** stretch: current seams, eddies, and rock piles hold bass and cats; work jigs and soft plastics tight to cover.
- **Savannah River Entrance and jetties**: stripers, reds, and trout on the edges of the rocks; just mind the ship traffic and shifting currents.
If the water’s got a little stain from recent flow, lean heavier on dark plastics and noisy baits. If it’s clearer, downsize and go more natural.
That’s the word from the Savannah River. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report.
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