Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 20, 2024
I hope that each of you is having a wonderful Christmas season! It’s been good fishing this week for the few who reported. Altamaha River: The crappie bite was fantastic before water from the rains up-country hit this week. Brentz McGhin and I fished together on Saturday, Dec. 14, in the lower river and caught…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 13, 2024
It’s been both cold and warm, and both calm and windy this week… typical December weather in southeast Georgia. Folks almost always find some biting fish, and this week is no different. Grab your coveralls and get in on some of the best fishing of the year. Altamaha River: The river is getting right for…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 6, 2024
It’s been a cold, windy week, but the fish in southeast Georgia are moving into their winter patterns. That usually means feast or famine. The hope of a “feast” day keeps me going back on the water in my coveralls! Saltwater has slowed a little this week, but the rivers are getting decent again. Altamaha…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Nov. 22, 2024
There were some really good bites this week, but the strong cold front is going to change things. Some species will be helped with the cooler temperatures and some will be hurt. Factor in the changing river levels, and tides, and it will be a guessing game for this weekend. Congratulations to Michael Deen, of…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Nov. 15, 2024
All the southeast Georgia rivers are flooded or high from last week’s rains, except the St. Marys, Suwannee, and Ocmulgee. It’s still in good shape. Saltwater has produced some good catches, but the tides will get big in time for this weekend. Very few folks have been fishing the Okefenokee Swamp, but the bite has…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Nov. 1, 2024
Saltwater is still on fire, and several other freshwater fisheries produced some good catching this week, as well. Pretty much all the southeast Georgia rivers are fishable again. Altamaha River: A couple of Waycross anglers fished the river on Saturday and caught 21 bass up to 2.52 pounds. They had one straighten the hook that…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Oct. 18, 2024
I didn’t get many reports from freshwater, but the saltwater reports were fantastic this week. The Okefenokee, St Marys River, ponds, and saltwater are the places to fish right now. Satilla River: I fished the extreme lower Satilla on Sunday evening for striped bass. I got a nice one to eat a 3-inch chartreuse pearl…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Oct. 11, 2024
I’m sure I’m not alone in the sentiment that I sure hope the storms are done for this year! Our area was spared through Milton, but keep the folks in central Florida in your prayers as they dig out and try to figure out normal again. Most river systems in southeast Georgia are too high…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 27, 2024
I’m writing this as Hurricane Helene is bearing down on Keaton Beach, Fla. I’m praying that everyone is able to stay safe. Fishing conditions will be changing this weekend as rains will be variable around the area. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: The bass bite has remained great on the Altamaha system. Seth Carter and his buddies Michael…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 20, 2024
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…
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