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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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Savannah River Bluegill Benchmark Record Bumps Up

An angler went through the certification process and bumped up the benchmark record for Savannah River bluegill. Dustin Burton, of Newington, caught a big bluegill while fishing with a cricket during a May 9, 2025 trip on the Savannah River. Dustin took the bream to the Evans County Public Fishing Area, where WRD Fisheries staff…

South Georgia River Bass Fishing

Another spring has come to Georgia. Sure, we may have a few cold blasts of air conditioning left from Old Man Winter, but the sunshine beaming through my kitchen window as I begin to type this story assures me that warmer days are just a stone’s throw away. Yes-sir, it’s time to go fishing in…

Commercial Shad Season Opens Jan. 1

Commercial fishermen can take to the waters of specific stretches of the Altamaha and Savannah rivers beginning at 12 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024 to take advantage of the opening day of shad season. The 2024 commercial shad season is scheduled to run through midnight on Mar. 31. “Similar to the 2022 season, the 2023…

Southeast 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…

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Southeast 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…

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Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – June 16, 2023

Wow, what a difference a week makes! We’ve gone from the upper rivers clearing up and dropping lower than you can get motorboats around in to rising fast again. The bigger rivers will…

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