Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 20, 2024

Chris and Susan Burger, of Live Oak, Fla., had this double with Capt. Pat McGriff on Sept. 14, 2024. Their biggest trout was 22 inches, and they caught their limit on live pinfish under Back Bay Thunder Floats.

The bite has been good pretty much everywhere this week. Jamie Hodge had a phenomenal catch of crappie from the Altamaha River, including some fish over a pound apiece. A few other anglers had great bass catches from the river this week, as well. Trout fishing was excellent in Brunswick for an angler flinging plugs this past weekend. He had multiple trout over 3 pounds and one over 4 pounds. Keaton Beach trout were chewing this week, as Capt. Pat McGriff put his clients on limits of trout and reds on Saturday using live pinfish under Back Bay Thunder Floats. Take your pick of saltwater, rivers and small lakes this week where you fish, as the fall bite is firing off.

Last quarter moon is Sept. 24. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website (waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/rt). For the latest marine forecast, check out www.weather.gov/jax/.

Capt. Bert Deener guides fishing trips in the Okefenokee Swamp and other southeast Georgia systems and makes a variety of both fresh and saltwater fishing lures. Check his lures out at Bert’s Jigs and Things on Facebook. For a copy of his latest catalog, you can download it from his website at bertsjigsandthings.com or email him ([email protected]).

Daniel Johnson caught this chunky bass from an Alma area pond.

Joshua Barber had some great supper after catching a mess of nice bullheads like this one.

Chad Lee put it on the crappie when the weather was cooler, and he looks forward to doing it again this fall.

Lester Rowland caught this nice bass in an Alma area pond this spring.