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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports that the trout are finally biting. “For months I have been reporting about the almost non-existent trout bite. However, this all just might be history. Capt. Matt Williams caught 20 nice trout in one day this past week while fishing his regular inshore spots. He caught them all on…
Last September, I crossed paths with Robbie Massey at the Richmond Hill Country Club at breakfast time. Also known as the fast-food place at the crossroads of Ford Avenue and Highway 17, this is where a lot of Richmond Hill folks gather early in the morning to drink coffee, solve life’s woes and problems and…
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a tripletail up close; the fish flopping on the deck of the shrimp trawler I had boarded looked like a huge brown bream. “What in the world is that?” is the reaction of many who see a tripletail for the first time. This was well before the…
Saltwater: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “The water temperature has reached 80-plus degrees along the coast, and the water is clear on most days. The redfish are still biting with some very large fish being landed. Flounder are showing up on the mud flats, and tripletail action has started. If shark is your forte, then you…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “April has been a good month for the whiting bite on the coast. May should be even better with the water temp rising every day and bait starting to show up. Redfish have been eating all winter and show no signs of stopping. On the other hand, spotted seatrout…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temperature is right around 60 degrees. Usually everything starts biting when the water gets in the low 60s. The big redfish have been biting in the sound and on the beach front. Sight fishing in the shallow marsh flats and on the mud bars has been producing…
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…
The new year arrived with a rude surprise — abnormally cold temperatures. The north Georgia mountains saw temperatures in the single digits while the usually balmy coastal counties suffered through several consecutive nights in the mid to low 20s. As the air temperature plunged, so did the water temperature in coastal estuaries and the near-shore…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Robert Barnette reports, “January was a slow month with the water temperature dropping below normal. The speckled-trout bite was slow to not at all, although the redfish more than made up for it. Looking forward to February, the water should start to warm to the mid 50s. Look for the trout bite…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “December is all but a memory, and January is here. The water temps will be in the mid to low 50s. You should start looking for the larger speckled trout in the deeper water. The live bait of choice will be mud minnows. You can also use plastic swimbaits.…
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