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Savannah River

The Savannah River is a major river that forms most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. The lower Savannah is big and wide with numerous backwater oxbows that offer good fishing for bass, bream, crappie and catfish. The Intracoastal Waterway flows through a section of the Savannah River near the city of Savannah.

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Record White Crappie From Savannah River

Mike Markovcic, of Statesboro, with a beautiful white crappie he caught from the Savannah River on March 3, 2016. The 2-lb., 13-oz. slab set a new record for white crappie caught and verified from the Savannah River, which for record-keeping purposes is the stretch from the Clarks Hill dam to the Atlantic Ocean. Both white and…

Savannah River Record Warmouth

Richard S. Morris Jr. caught a 14-oz. river-record warmouth on the Savannah River on April 22, 2016.

Savannah River Record Redbreast

Robert Attaway caught a 12.8-oz. redbreast on March 31, 2016 while fishing the Savannah River to the set the river-record benchmark. If you catch a potential lake or river record fish, have the fish weighed on certified scales and contact GON at 800.438.4663.

Southeast 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.…

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Southeast 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…

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Southeast 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…

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Savannah River Record Fish