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Saltwater: Inshore: On the southern part of Georgia’s coast, the fishing is very good for seatrout and smaller redfish, according to Capt. Greg Hildreth, who fishes out of the St. Simons area. “I’ve been using shrimp as well as DOA shrimp (an artificial) under a popping cork. The sight fishing for the inshore reds has…
For the avid angler, the idea of sight fishing for big fish in shallow water brings up the heart rate and raises a few goose pimples on the flesh. Watching a fish approach and inhale a well-placed bait will weaken the knees of even the most experienced of us. Saltwater fly fishermen travel the world…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good. The creeks are full of nice shrimp right now, so you can catch your own bait if you can throw a cast net. Capt. Greg Hildreth, fishing out of the St. Simons area, prefers artificials for redfish, and he’s getting plenty of action on soft jerkbaits. He’s catching some nice trout on…
In September, shark fishing is at its peak in the inlets and sounds along the Georgia coast. This peak is just what some anglers await each year. We went after “Jaws” in August, hoping to find more of what had recently been a big-fish bite along the coast. Capt. David Newlin took us out of…
Inshore: Real good for trout and reds. Capt. Greg Hildreth said they’re catching a lot of trout. “They’re small, but there’s been a bunch of action,” he said. Traditional float rigs are producing on the trout, while artificials haven’t been as effective lately. An exception is a DOA Shrimp fished under a float rig instead…
Inshore: The inshore bite has been good, said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “The trout are hitting on live shrimp as well as on the DOA shrimp in the glow color,” he said. You can also catch redfish on the mud flats at low tide by sight-fishing and casting soft jerkbaits. “The black tip shark action as…
I had meticulously calculated tides, checked sunrise times, and pored over my fishing log trying to choose a time that would maximize our chance of catching the seatrout bite just right to have a triple-digit day. The unknown variable was wind, but I had even rearranged my schedule to allow four days where the tide…
Tournament—there’s something about that word that gets the blood moving in many anglers. The competition, the recognition, the camaraderie, and the possible winning purse all combine to make tournament fishing something special. Many bass anglers have fished in tournaments, from local club events all the way up to FLW and B.A.S.S. sanctioned affairs. But until the…
Inshore: The fishing has been excellent for big, 2- to 3-lb. trout. Capt. Greg Hildreth says to concentrate on areas closer to the ocean as many of the bigger trout move to the beaches. The bite on the beaches is very good, particularly on the Cumberland Island beach (see article on page 60). The redfish…
Flounder season is here, and the early run of fish in southeast Georgia has some flounder the size of doormats just waiting to be caught. The fish have migrated back inshore from their winter haunts to the sand around nearshore reefs and wrecks. Now is the time to cash in on some hard fighting and…
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