Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report – March 2010

Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnett reports from the Savannah/Richmond Hill area, “The water temperature is 45 degrees, and the water has been mostly clear. The redfish action has been good in February and should continue into March. As for the trout, they are not doing well. As the water warms in March, they will start to feed, and we should have a great spring. Kilkenny Marina has started catching a few shrimp for bait and has a large supply of mud minnows. Look for the trout in the deeper holes in the rivers, and look for the redfish on the flats along the intercostal waterway. If you like to fish for sheepshead, the bite is on, and it is hot. These little bait stealers can be found on all the nearshore reefs and also in and around barnacle-encrusted docks and piers. Fiddler crabs are the bait of choice and can be purchased at many local bait shops.” Capt. Greg Hildreth reports from the southern Georgia coast, “With the water temp on the coast in the high 40s, it has been pretty slow on the trout fishing. I have been finding a few trout by working lead-head jigs and plastic grub tails very slowly over the bottom in 8 to 12 feet of water. Most of my fish have been on the out-going tide, and the areas I have been keying on have been in the creeks. The sight fishing for redfish on the low-water flats has been very good. All of these fish are over slot size in the 25- to 30-inch range with weights of 7 to 12 pounds. My clients are taking most of these fish on the fly rod using rabbit strip flies in a shrimp pattern. The nearshore sheepshead fishing is starting to crank up and will only get better for the next month or so.”