Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Southeast 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…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 13, 2024
These cooler temperatures have been great for anglers, and most of the bites have fired off, as well. The Altamaha system bass bite has remained great. Saltwater has been consistent, as well. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: The bass bite has been great on the Altamaha system. Bill Stewart fished with me on Friday in the lower Altamaha,…
Read MoreWithlacoochee River Suwannee Bass Record Broken Again
Suwannee bass are unique. With ranges in only two river systems in south Georgia, they have one of the smallest distributions of all of the black basses. They look sort of like a football with hints of smallmouth and shoal bass. They are their own species, but they do not get very big. Our Georgia…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Sept. 6, 2024
The bites have mostly been good this week. The Altamaha system bass bite has been great. Saltwater has provided a good bite when you could get out. Several days this week it was howling! At least two river records were set this week. Check out the write-ups in the Altamaha and Withlacoochee sections. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River:…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Aug. 30 2024
The fish are starting to move out of their summer patterns and move around more. It can be good and bad. It’s good because they feed better than in their mid-summer mode, but it’s sometimes hard to find them in the fall. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River:– My prediction in last week’s report about the Ocmulgee was correct.…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Aug. 16 2024
The southeast Georgia blackwater rivers are still blown out, but ponds, lakes and saltwater have produced some good reports this week. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: The Ocmulgee is fishable (even low in the upper, rocky reaches) for panfish and bass. The Altamaha is falling out within the banks and should be a good option later in the…
Read MoreTropical Storm Debby Blows Southeast Georgia Rivers Out For Weeks
We just thought evening pop-up thunderstorms could blow out a river. And they can! But, a tropical storm that spins and rains for three days isn’t even in the same ballpark as scattered thunderstorms! The gauges on the lower end of ALL the coastal plain rivers in southeast Georgia were record high flows for the…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Aug. 2 2024
It’s evident that the dog days of summer are here and kids are about to start back to school. The number of reports dropped this week, but the catching has still been good for those who went. The rains have blown out most rivers for this week, so concentrate on ponds, the Okefenokee Swamp and…
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