Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – July 12, 2024
The heat and scattered afternoon storms have kept some folks at home, but the morning bite has been strong. Altamaha River: Jimmy Hall and Seth Carter had a great morning on the Altamaha Wednesday. They fished a couple of hours and caught 11 keeper-sized fish with some really nice ones mixed in. Bass ate about everything…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 28, 2024
The bites have been good all over the place. With the forecasted rains this week, it’s going to be interesting figuring out what basins got the rain and are rising and which ones did not. Good luck! Morning trips are the ticket now with the heat and afternoon thunderstorms a possibility. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: Jamie Hodge…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 21, 2024
Fishing has been great all over the place. The rivers are getting right at different rates, and catches have been really strong! Alapaha River: Stan Rhodes and David McGlamry fished the upper river on Friday and did great for panfish. They had 52 keeper fish with more bluegill than redbreast. They also had eight crappie…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 14, 2024
It’s going to be an awesome week as the various rivers drop into a range where the bite fires off. Choose the right spot and it will be lights out —miss it and you’ll make a bunch of fruitless casts. Good luck! Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: Brentz McGhin fished the lower river backwaters on Friday and caught…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 7, 2024
It’s been a good week of fishing. This is one of my favorite times of the year—when the panfish start moving to the shallows to spawn, bass are feeding with reckless abandon until the summer heat sets in, saltwater fish are chewing, and the big silver kings are along our beaches. Good times on the…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 24, 2024
Fishing has been great in the flatwaters of southeast Georgia this week. Our rivers are mostly still high, but we have a dry forecast for the next week. I hope you have a great holiday weekend and are able to work some fishing into your plans. Altamaha River: Taylor Lee had a great day on…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 17, 2024
Fishing has been hit-and-miss with the rains scattered unevenly around the different basins. Some of the “hits” were very good catches! There is a fishing regulations virtual meeting coming up to discuss potential changes in the black bass regulations in Georgia. It will be held May 21 at 7 p.m., and you can find out…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 10, 2024
The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament is still going on through May 12. Check out details in the Satilla River section below. Fishing has been very good all over the place, so take your pick this weekend. There is a strong cold front coming just in time for the weekend, so choose your species carefully…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 3, 2024
There have been some giant fish of several species weighed in from all over the place this week. I wish I could clone myself to fish multiple locations this week! Take your pick where you go. There are no bad places to fish right now, just some are on fire and some are good. Satilla…
Read MoreSoutheast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – April 26, 2024
The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament will be held May 3-12. Get the details on the Satilla River Facebook page. Rivers are dropping out but are still high. Okefenokee Swamp is high, but the flier, bowfin and pickerel bites are picking up with the warmer weather. Your best bets this week are ponds and saltwater,…
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