Savannah River Georgia/South Carolina Daily Fishing Report

About Savannah River Georgia/South Carolina Daily Fishing Report

Tune in to the "Savannah River, Georgia/South Carolina Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of expert fishing insights, local tips, and real-time conditions along the Savannah River. Learn about the best fishing spots, seasonal fish behavior, and gear recommendations to make your fishing trips successful. Join us and stay updated on everything you need to reel in the big catch! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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news · society & culture · sports

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en

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First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

341 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2026

   Savannah River Summer: Dawn Reds, Stripers, and Afternoon Storms

   This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report for the stretch around Savannah, Port Wentworth, and up toward Hutchinson Island and Abercorn Creek. We’re sitting under a classic low-country summer pattern: warm, muggy, and mostly clear this morning with light southwest winds, building heat through the afternoon, then a chance of a pop-up thunderstorm toward evening. Air temps are running from the low 70s at first light into the upper 80s to low 90s by midafternoon. Humidity is thick enough you’ll feel it as soon as you step out of the truck, so plan on sweating and bring extra water. On the coast and lower river, the tide is running on a typical semi‑diurnal cycle. Look for a strong morning flood pushing upriver, topping out late morning, then a falling tide through the afternoon into early evening. Current is the main player on the Savannah; the best bite has been on the first half of the outgoing and the very start of the incoming when the water’s moving but not ripping. First safe light is right around 6 a.m., with sunrise shortly after, and sunset in the ballpark of 8:30 p.m. The magic windows lately have been dawn to about 9:30 a.m. and then again the last two hours before dark. Midday has been slow unless you tuck into shade, deeper bends, or creek mouths with good flow. Recent reports from local tackle shops and ramp talk around Houlihan and Hutchinson have been solid: - In the brackish lower river, folks are picking off slot **redfish** and some decent **speckled trout** along grass edges and shell points on the last of the incoming. Popping corks with live shrimp or mud minnows have been the ticket, along with 3–4 inch paddle tails in natural colors like new penny, opening night, and smokey shad. - Around structure and deeper holes, especially near bridge pilings and old timber, **striped bass** and bigger **blue catfish** are chewing on the current seams. Live herring, shad, or cut mullet on a Carolina rig will find the cats; for stripers, try bucktail jigs, white flukes on a 1/4 to 3/8 oz jig head, or a small walking topwater early in the morning when the water’s a bit cooler. - Upriver, the freshwater mix has been good: **largemouth bass**, **crappie**, and a pile of **channel cats** coming from blowdowns, outside bends, and creek mouths. Soft‑plastic worms in watermelon or green pumpkin, small crankbaits, and beetle‑spins have been reliable. Night crawlers and chicken livers are putting plenty of cats in the cooler. Best artificial lures right now: - For reds and trout: 1/8 to 1/4 oz jig heads with 3–4 inch paddle tails, gold spoons, and popping corks rigged with a 2–3 foot leader and soft plastic shrimp. - For stripers: white or chartreuse bucktails, unweighted flukes tossed right to current breaks, and small topwaters at first light. - For largemouth: Texas‑rigged worms, squarebill crankbaits banging off wood, and small spinnerbaits slow‑rolled along laydowns. Best natural bait: - Live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet in the brackish zone. - Cut shad or mullet for catfish. - Night crawlers and small live bream where legal for the bigger blues and flatheads. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your map: - **Hutchinson Island / Spoil Area Banks**: Work the grass lines and shell bars on the outgoing; reds, trout, and the occasional flounder have been stacked where the water drains out of little cuts and ditches. - **Houlihan Bridge and Abercorn Creek**: Excellent current breaks, deep holes, and rip‑rap. Good mix of stripers, blues, and channels below the bridge, with bass and crappie pushing farther up in the creek. Fish the shade and the eddies, especially as the tide turns. Water clarity has been typical Savannah River: a little stained, more chocolate‑milk after any storms. In dirtier water, lean on darker plastics with a good thump and maybe add a bit of scent. In clearer pockets and side creeks, more natural baitfish colors and subtle presentations shine. Watch the storms this afternoon, keep an eye on lightning, and mind that barge traffic in the main river. Wear that life jacket and run your lights early and late; there’s more boat traffic with the warm weather. This is Artificial Lure, Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Savannah River: Bass, Cats & Current Seams—Fish the Tides Right

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report for the Georgia–South Carolina line. We’re riding a classic early‑summer pattern. Skies are starting mostly clear with a light southwest breeze, warming quick into the upper 80s this afternoon, humidity thick, and the chance of a pop‑up thunderstorm late day. Morning starts comfortable, but it’ll turn steamy by lunch, so plan those longer runs early or late. On the coast side feeding this system, NOAA’s tide tables for Savannah show a predawn low and a strong incoming through the morning, peaking mid‑day, then falling hard late afternoon into the evening. That translates upriver to a nice push of cleaner water on the mid‑tide, then good current seams on the outgoing around the main bends and creek mouths. Sunrise hits just after six local time and sunset just after eight‑thirty, giving a long low‑light window. First light to about 9 a.m. and then the last two hours before dark are your money times. Fish activity has been solid all week. Local tackle shops and dock talk up and down from Port Wentworth to Augusta report: - Largemouth bass and shoal bass chewing around current breaks, riprap, and laydowns. - Good numbers of eating‑size blue catfish and some bigger flatheads pulled from deeper bends. - Striped bass and hybrids popping up below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and around any cooler inflow. - Bream and redbreast sunfish stacked on woody cover along the edges. Bass catches have been 10–20 fish mornings for folks who stick with it, with the better largemouth in the 3–5 lb range and shoal bass commonly 1–3 lbs. Cat guys soaking baits after dark are boating 10‑plus fish nights, with a few fish pushing 20–30 lbs reported along deep ledges. Panfish anglers filling half to full coolers when they find the right brush. Best artificial lures right now: - For bass: **green pumpkin or junebug Texas‑rig worms**, 3/8 oz **black‑blue jigs**, and **white or shad‑pattern spinnerbaits** slow‑rolled through current breaks. Topwater walkers and poppers at daybreak along grass edges and riprap are getting crushed. - For stripes and hybrids below the dams: **1/2–3/4 oz swimbaits**, soft plastics on jigheads, and silver spoons worked through current. - For bream: small **beetle spins**, tiny grubs, or crickets under a cork tight to wood. Best natural bait: - **Cut shad** and **live bream** for big cats on the deep outside bends, especially at dusk and after dark. - **Nightcrawlers** and **red wigglers** for mixed bream and small cats along the banks. - **Live shiners** around timber and rock for largemouth when the sun gets high. Couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - The stretch **below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam**: great current, oxygen, and a mix of bass, cats, and linesides. Target eddies behind big rocks and the first deep drops. - The bends and creek mouths **around Port Wentworth and up toward Houlihan Bridge**: solid catfish and bass on the ledges and around old timber, especially on that outgoing tide. Water’s a typical river stain, clearing a touch on the incoming. Downsizing line a bit and sticking with natural colors in the clearer stretches will help. Play the current, fish that moving water, and don’t be afraid to hop if a spot doesn’t show life in 15–20 minutes. 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

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Savannah River Fishing Report: Tide Strategy and Evening Topwater Bite for Mixed Bag Success

   Good morning, anglers—this is **Artificial Lure** with your Savannah River fishing report for today, tuned for the Georgia and South Carolina stretch from the tidewater up through the backwaters. The **tides** are the story right now: plan around the moving water, because bait and fish stack hard on the push and pull in this system. For the most useful tide call, check your local tide station before you launch, but the general rule here is simple—fish the first and last hour of moving tide, especially around creek mouths, dock lights, and current breaks. The **weather** is shaping up like a classic June morning: warm, bright, and already pushing toward a hot, muggy day. That means fish will be most active at daybreak, then again late in the evening and through low-light periods. If we get cloud cover, an incoming breeze, or a little stain in the water, that can improve the bite. **Sunrise** has already passed, and **sunset** is your next major window, with that last hour of light likely to be the best topwater opportunity of the day. As for **fish activity**, the Savannah River and nearby marshes have been prime for mixed action. Anglers have been catching **redfish, speckled trout, flounder, striped bass, catfish, and white perch**, with the most consistent bite coming around structure, creek drains, and deeper bends. Lighter tackle has been doing the damage when the fish are feeding shallow, while deeper holes and current seams have been producing when the sun gets higher. For **recent catch numbers**, local reports have been strongest on steady mixed bags rather than giant single-species hauls. The better mornings have been giving up several trout and reds per boat, with flounder showing on bottom rigs and catfish still active in the deeper, slower water. In plain local terms: it’s not a banner-blowup every cast kind of week, but it is a good “put a fish in the boat” week if you fish smart. The **best lures** right now: - Soft plastic paddletails on a light jighead - Gold spoons for redfish in stained water - Topwater plugs at dawn and dusk - MirrOlure-style suspending baits for trout along the edges - Small curly-tail grubs or crankbaits for perch and mixed creek action The **best bait**: - Live shrimp - Mud minnows - Cut bait for catfish and bottom feeders - Small live menhaden or finger mullet where legal and available A couple **hot spots** to keep on the short list: - The mouths of tidal creeks feeding the Savannah River marshes - Deep bends, shell banks, and current seams below bridge and dock structure - The lower river around brackish transition water, especially where bait stacks on the tide If you want it local and practical: fish the moving tide, stay near bait, and don’t ignore the shady side of structure once the sun gets up. Early and late are your money windows, and if the water’s dirty, go louder and brighter. Thanks for tuning in—**subscribe** for the next fishing 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

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