Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 1, 2024
Happy Leap Year! The fishing has really picked up this week with the warmer weather. Winds have been pretty crazy mid-week, but the bites in the swamp, ponds and saltwater have been good. Crappie and bass are shallow thinking about their spring spawning ritual. Give it a try! Satilla River: Wayne Johns has been running…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 23, 2024
The cold kept the bite depressed this week, for the most part, but the forecasted warm-up next week should get the fish in the Okefenokee, ponds and lakes chewing! Crappie and bass fishing should be great next week! Okefenokee Swamp: Naaman Headrick came down from Tennessee and fished with Dan Prewitt and me on the…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 9, 2024
The weekend rains were followed by cold, but a few folks got on fish. Lakes, ponds and saltwater are where the best reports came from. Savannah River: Mark Vick returned to the river this weekend with his oldest son, Tripp. The river had risen a little from last week, and the bite slowed some, but…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 2, 2024
The stable (but colder) weather this week produced some good catches. The rivers are still high, but they are coming down to fishable levels. Lakes, ponds and saltwater had the best catches reported this week. Savannah River: Mark Vick took his youngest son, Waylon, to the river on Saturday, and they had a blast! Waylon…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Jan. 12, 2024
Weather and building new moon tides ruled the week. But, folks who braved adversity made some really good catches this week. With the big tides this weekend, saltwater probably won’t be the best option. I would fish ponds and lakes since the rivers are blown out and are going to probably get even worse with…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 5, 2023
Happy New Year, everyone! The whole key right now is to find fish and fish slowly. During winter, there are usually lots of fish in small areas and lots of areas with no fish. I have personally had great and tough trips so far this week. Rivers are running hard, but a few folks reported…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 8, 2023
Warm, cold, warm, cold… get used to it. Winter is almost upon us. The bite can be fantastic if you find them and pretty poor if you don’t. We have gotten just enough rain to raise the rivers but not blow them out yet. Altamaha/Ocmulgee Rivers: A Fitzgerald angler and his fishing buddy fished the…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Dec. 1, 2023
This cold snap will move fish toward their winter patterns. Oftentimes winter fishing is feast or famine, and it’s a hoot when it’s feast! Reports this week were mostly just that—very good or nothing happening. Altamaha/Ocmulgee Rivers: I didn’t receive any specific reports from the river this week, but it is still in fishable shape…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Nov. 17, 2023
The bite inland has been good but saltwater after the wind started blowing this weekend has been rough. Rivers are low, and fish are biting. Altamaha/Ocmulgee Rivers: Harry and James Beverley fished the lower Altamaha River this week for just a half-day trip before the rain ran them off. They caught 17 bass (12 keepers).…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Nov. 10, 2023
The bites have been mostly very good this week. Tides are increasing as we approach the new moon. Rivers are getting low enough that float trips should be a good consideration for the smaller rivers. Altamaha/Ocmulgee Rivers: A couple of Waycross anglers fished the Altamaha on Sunday and had a great bite. They pitched plastics…
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