Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 28, 2025
The reports were as varied as the weather this week. The best reports came from ponds and the Okefenokee Swamp. Saltwater was hit-and-miss. The southeast Georgia rivers are still high but are falling now that the leaves have budded out and the trees are pulling more water. St. Marys River: The Temple Landing is currently…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 21, 2025
Freshwater is heating up in the flat waters. Rivers are still mostly high, but some stretches and backwaters will be fishable soon. The Okefenokee is high, but the bite has still been good. Very few people fished the brine with the strong winds and bigger tides earlier in the weekend. Savannah River: Mark Vick fished…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 14, 2025
The bites have been good, especially before this past weekend’s big rains in southeast Georgia. Now the rivers are booming and lakes and the swamp are high. Even so, if you choose carefully, you can get on a good bite. St. Marys River: Sammy Gaskins went to the river on Friday before the big rains…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 28, 2025
The weather has been great for most of this week. The Okefenokee Swamp, saltwater and ponds have produced the best catches from the reports I received. St. Marys River: Seth Carter fished the river on Sunday and caught some bass. Matt Rouse reported that the upper river is still in good shape but a little…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 21, 2025
Winter is back, so it is up to judging how much of a warm-up behind a front will get the fish biting again. Some folks got on good bites in both salt and freshwater, while others did not put all the pieces together. This week’s rains have all of the south Georgia rivers rising—some are…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 14, 2025
The warm-up that is coming to an end as I write this has been great for most bites. A few trips this week were a bust because of what I call the “it’s just too pretty” factor. Sometimes the fish don’t know whether they’re in a winter or spring pattern, and they are hard to…
Read MoreOkefenokee Swamp Offering Great Late-Winter Bites
The Okefenokee Swamp bite is excellent right now. After several sunny days, the shallow, blackwater system warms quickly, and the fish start chewing. Fliers make up for their lack of size with their taste and high numbers. In two hours of fishing recently on the east side, a friend and I caught 76 fliers by…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 7, 2025
Wow! What a difference a week can make… again! This warm up has gotten the fish fired up all over the place. The smaller ponds and shallow systems have really fired off, and saltwater is just a little behind. Fishing should be great this weekend wherever you want to fish. Altamaha River: Seth Carter and…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Jan. 31, 2025
This is the warm-up we’ve all been waiting for. Remember, the water is going to heat up very slowly, so don’t get in too big of a hurry to fish fast-moving baits, even if you’re wearing shorts. Shallow ponds will heat up quickly and provide the most active fish this weekend. Savannah River: The cold…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Jan. 17, 2025
This is some incessant cold! And after the slight warm-up late this week and weekend, it’s forecasted to be rainy AND cold—and maybe even a little wintry weather. For those who have toughed it out, the fishing has been very good for most this week. Oconee River: Some exciting news this week is that the…
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