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Tune in to the "Savannah River, Georgia/South Carolina Fishing Report Today" for your daily dose of expert fishing insights, local tips, and real-time conditions along the Savannah River. Learn about the best fishing spots, seasonal fish behavior, and gear recommendations to make your fishing trips successful. Join us and stay updated on everything you need to reel in the big catch! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

  1. 1h ago

    Savannah River Summer: Dawn Reds, Stripers, and Afternoon Storms

    This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report for the stretch around Savannah, Port Wentworth, and up toward Hutchinson Island and Abercorn Creek. We’re sitting under a classic low-country summer pattern: warm, muggy, and mostly clear this morning with light southwest winds, building heat through the afternoon, then a chance of a pop-up thunderstorm toward evening. Air temps are running from the low 70s at first light into the upper 80s to low 90s by midafternoon. Humidity is thick enough you’ll feel it as soon as you step out of the truck, so plan on sweating and bring extra water. On the coast and lower river, the tide is running on a typical semi‑diurnal cycle. Look for a strong morning flood pushing upriver, topping out late morning, then a falling tide through the afternoon into early evening. Current is the main player on the Savannah; the best bite has been on the first half of the outgoing and the very start of the incoming when the water’s moving but not ripping. First safe light is right around 6 a.m., with sunrise shortly after, and sunset in the ballpark of 8:30 p.m. The magic windows lately have been dawn to about 9:30 a.m. and then again the last two hours before dark. Midday has been slow unless you tuck into shade, deeper bends, or creek mouths with good flow. Recent reports from local tackle shops and ramp talk around Houlihan and Hutchinson have been solid: - In the brackish lower river, folks are picking off slot **redfish** and some decent **speckled trout** along grass edges and shell points on the last of the incoming. Popping corks with live shrimp or mud minnows have been the ticket, along with 3–4 inch paddle tails in natural colors like new penny, opening night, and smokey shad. - Around structure and deeper holes, especially near bridge pilings and old timber, **striped bass** and bigger **blue catfish** are chewing on the current seams. Live herring, shad, or cut mullet on a Carolina rig will find the cats; for stripers, try bucktail jigs, white flukes on a 1/4 to 3/8 oz jig head, or a small walking topwater early in the morning when the water’s a bit cooler. - Upriver, the freshwater mix has been good: **largemouth bass**, **crappie**, and a pile of **channel cats** coming from blowdowns, outside bends, and creek mouths. Soft‑plastic worms in watermelon or green pumpkin, small crankbaits, and beetle‑spins have been reliable. Night crawlers and chicken livers are putting plenty of cats in the cooler. Best artificial lures right now: - For reds and trout: 1/8 to 1/4 oz jig heads with 3–4 inch paddle tails, gold spoons, and popping corks rigged with a 2–3 foot leader and soft plastic shrimp. - For stripers: white or chartreuse bucktails, unweighted flukes tossed right to current breaks, and small topwaters at first light. - For largemouth: Texas‑rigged worms, squarebill crankbaits banging off wood, and small spinnerbaits slow‑rolled along laydowns. Best natural bait: - Live shrimp, mud minnows, and finger mullet in the brackish zone. - Cut shad or mullet for catfish. - Night crawlers and small live bream where legal for the bigger blues and flatheads. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your map: - **Hutchinson Island / Spoil Area Banks**: Work the grass lines and shell bars on the outgoing; reds, trout, and the occasional flounder have been stacked where the water drains out of little cuts and ditches. - **Houlihan Bridge and Abercorn Creek**: Excellent current breaks, deep holes, and rip‑rap. Good mix of stripers, blues, and channels below the bridge, with bass and crappie pushing farther up in the creek. Fish the shade and the eddies, especially as the tide turns. Water clarity has been typical Savannah River: a little stained, more chocolate‑milk after any storms. In dirtier water, lean on darker plastics with a good thump and maybe add a bit of scent. In clearer pockets and side creeks, more natural baitfish colors and subtle presentations shine. Watch the storms this afternoon, keep an eye on lightning, and mind that barge traffic in the main river. Wear that life jacket and run your lights early and late; there’s more boat traffic with the warm weather. This is Artificial Lure, Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  2. 1d ago

    Early Summer Savannah River: Bass, Cats & Current Seams—Fish the Tides Right

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report for the Georgia–South Carolina line. We’re riding a classic early‑summer pattern. Skies are starting mostly clear with a light southwest breeze, warming quick into the upper 80s this afternoon, humidity thick, and the chance of a pop‑up thunderstorm late day. Morning starts comfortable, but it’ll turn steamy by lunch, so plan those longer runs early or late. On the coast side feeding this system, NOAA’s tide tables for Savannah show a predawn low and a strong incoming through the morning, peaking mid‑day, then falling hard late afternoon into the evening. That translates upriver to a nice push of cleaner water on the mid‑tide, then good current seams on the outgoing around the main bends and creek mouths. Sunrise hits just after six local time and sunset just after eight‑thirty, giving a long low‑light window. First light to about 9 a.m. and then the last two hours before dark are your money times. Fish activity has been solid all week. Local tackle shops and dock talk up and down from Port Wentworth to Augusta report: - Largemouth bass and shoal bass chewing around current breaks, riprap, and laydowns. - Good numbers of eating‑size blue catfish and some bigger flatheads pulled from deeper bends. - Striped bass and hybrids popping up below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and around any cooler inflow. - Bream and redbreast sunfish stacked on woody cover along the edges. Bass catches have been 10–20 fish mornings for folks who stick with it, with the better largemouth in the 3–5 lb range and shoal bass commonly 1–3 lbs. Cat guys soaking baits after dark are boating 10‑plus fish nights, with a few fish pushing 20–30 lbs reported along deep ledges. Panfish anglers filling half to full coolers when they find the right brush. Best artificial lures right now: - For bass: **green pumpkin or junebug Texas‑rig worms**, 3/8 oz **black‑blue jigs**, and **white or shad‑pattern spinnerbaits** slow‑rolled through current breaks. Topwater walkers and poppers at daybreak along grass edges and riprap are getting crushed. - For stripes and hybrids below the dams: **1/2–3/4 oz swimbaits**, soft plastics on jigheads, and silver spoons worked through current. - For bream: small **beetle spins**, tiny grubs, or crickets under a cork tight to wood. Best natural bait: - **Cut shad** and **live bream** for big cats on the deep outside bends, especially at dusk and after dark. - **Nightcrawlers** and **red wigglers** for mixed bream and small cats along the banks. - **Live shiners** around timber and rock for largemouth when the sun gets high. Couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - The stretch **below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam**: great current, oxygen, and a mix of bass, cats, and linesides. Target eddies behind big rocks and the first deep drops. - The bends and creek mouths **around Port Wentworth and up toward Houlihan Bridge**: solid catfish and bass on the ledges and around old timber, especially on that outgoing tide. Water’s a typical river stain, clearing a touch on the incoming. Downsizing line a bit and sticking with natural colors in the clearer stretches will help. Play the current, fish that moving water, and don’t be afraid to hop if a spot doesn’t show life in 15–20 minutes. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  3. 2d ago

    Savannah River Fishing Report: Tide Strategy and Evening Topwater Bite for Mixed Bag Success

    Good morning, anglers—this is **Artificial Lure** with your Savannah River fishing report for today, tuned for the Georgia and South Carolina stretch from the tidewater up through the backwaters. The **tides** are the story right now: plan around the moving water, because bait and fish stack hard on the push and pull in this system. For the most useful tide call, check your local tide station before you launch, but the general rule here is simple—fish the first and last hour of moving tide, especially around creek mouths, dock lights, and current breaks. The **weather** is shaping up like a classic June morning: warm, bright, and already pushing toward a hot, muggy day. That means fish will be most active at daybreak, then again late in the evening and through low-light periods. If we get cloud cover, an incoming breeze, or a little stain in the water, that can improve the bite. **Sunrise** has already passed, and **sunset** is your next major window, with that last hour of light likely to be the best topwater opportunity of the day. As for **fish activity**, the Savannah River and nearby marshes have been prime for mixed action. Anglers have been catching **redfish, speckled trout, flounder, striped bass, catfish, and white perch**, with the most consistent bite coming around structure, creek drains, and deeper bends. Lighter tackle has been doing the damage when the fish are feeding shallow, while deeper holes and current seams have been producing when the sun gets higher. For **recent catch numbers**, local reports have been strongest on steady mixed bags rather than giant single-species hauls. The better mornings have been giving up several trout and reds per boat, with flounder showing on bottom rigs and catfish still active in the deeper, slower water. In plain local terms: it’s not a banner-blowup every cast kind of week, but it is a good “put a fish in the boat” week if you fish smart. The **best lures** right now: - Soft plastic paddletails on a light jighead - Gold spoons for redfish in stained water - Topwater plugs at dawn and dusk - MirrOlure-style suspending baits for trout along the edges - Small curly-tail grubs or crankbaits for perch and mixed creek action The **best bait**: - Live shrimp - Mud minnows - Cut bait for catfish and bottom feeders - Small live menhaden or finger mullet where legal and available A couple **hot spots** to keep on the short list: - The mouths of tidal creeks feeding the Savannah River marshes - Deep bends, shell banks, and current seams below bridge and dock structure - The lower river around brackish transition water, especially where bait stacks on the tide If you want it local and practical: fish the moving tide, stay near bait, and don’t ignore the shady side of structure once the sun gets up. Early and late are your money windows, and if the water’s dirty, go louder and brighter. Thanks for tuning in—**subscribe** for the next fishing report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  4. 3d ago

    Savannah River Late Spring: Trout, Reds, and Cats on the Bite

    Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report. We’re sitting on a muggy late‑spring pattern. Around Savannah, inland temps are running upper 80s to low 90s by afternoon with light south to southeast breeze and scattered afternoon storms in the mix. Early mornings are calm and sticky, perfect for topwater. Sunrise is right around 6:15 a.m., sunset just after 8:30 p.m., so you’ve got a long twilight on both ends to work with. Down at the mouth, the tide’s on its typical semi‑diurnal cycle – two highs, two lows. You’ll want to key on that first couple hours of incoming for trout and reds, and the last of the outgoing for cats upriver. Fish are most active on moving water; slack tide has been slow. Salt side first: from Elba Island down toward Tybee, speckled trout and redfish have been chewing along shell bars and creek mouths dumping into the main river. Folks have been picking up mixed bags of trout, slot reds, and the occasional flounder, most of them school‑size but steady numbers when you stay on the bait. Best producers have been **live shrimp** under a popping cork, **mud minnows** on light jigheads, and artificial-wise, **3–4 inch paddletail swimbaits** in natural or new penny colors, plus small **topwater walkers** at first light. That early walk‑the‑dog bite around current seams and grass edges has been strong. Inshore around Savannah NWR and up toward Port Wentworth, the freshwater mix has turned on. The river is holding a healthy population of **blue catfish**, **channel cats**, and some flatheads, with reports of multiple 5–15 pound cats in a night plus a few bigger blues. Best baits have been **cut shad**, **cut mullet**, and **chicken liver** on the smaller side, fished on Carolina rigs right on the bottom near channel edges and outside bends. Night and low‑light hours around moving current are producing the most consistent action. Bass anglers working the backwaters and oxbows are seeing good numbers of **largemouth** in the 1–3 pound class with the occasional kicker. Soft plastics like **green pumpkin worms**, **black/blue creature baits**, and **white or shad‑pattern spinnerbaits** slow‑rolled along laydowns are doing work. When the river slicks off early or late, a **buzzbait** or **hollow‑body frog** over pads and grass is drawing explosive strikes. Couple of local hot spots to circle: - **Hutchinson Island / Houlihan Bridge area**: solid catfish and bass along the channel edge and around timber; work cut bait deep and plastics tight to cover. - **Elba Island to the jetties**: trout and redfish on oyster points, grasslines, and creek mouths; focus on that moving tide with shrimp or paddletails under a cork. Water clarity has been typical Savannah – a bit stained – so lean on darker profiles and lures with some thump. Fluorocarbon leaders in the 15–20 lb range help around shell and structure on the salt side; a simple 12–15 lb mono or fluoro setup is plenty upriver for most cats and bass unless you’re strictly trophy hunting. Plan your trip around the cooler ends of the day, watch those afternoon storms building, and remember the bite’s been best when you match what’s plentiful: shrimp and small baitfish near the mouth, shad and bream scents upriver. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  5. 4d ago

    Savannah River Late Spring Report: Heat, Tide, and Topwater Action

    This is Artificial Lure with your Savannah River fishing report for the Savannah, Georgia and South Carolina stretch. We’re sitting on a warm, muggy late‑spring pattern. Overnight lows riding the low 70s, afternoon highs pushing upper 80s to low 90s, with that classic coastal humidity and a light southwest breeze most of the day. Scattered thunderstorms are popping inland in the afternoons, so keep one eye on the sky and don’t play chicken with lightning. Around Savannah and Port Wentworth, tides are running about 7‑foot swings on the bigger moons. You’ll see a strong morning incoming, peaking mid‑day, then a hard‑running afternoon ebb that’ll rip around points, pilings, and creek mouths. Water’s stained to downright muddy in the main river from boat traffic and recent rains, with better clarity in side creeks like Lazaretto, St. Augustine, and up in the Back River marsh drains. Sunrise comes early over the marsh; if you’re not set up before first light you’re already behind. The first two hours of moving water after sunrise and the last two before dark are your prime windows. That’s when the heat backs off and the bait starts showering along the grass and riprap. Inshore, the usual suspects have been chewing. Anglers working the lower river and adjacent creeks are seeing decent numbers of **speckled trout**, **slot reds**, and plenty of **keeper whiting** with a few **flounder** mixed in. Folks soaking shrimp on the bottom near channel edges are also hanging into **croaker**, **yellowtail pinfish**, and the occasional **black drum**. Up toward Houlihan Bridge and the I‑95 crossing, there’ve been steady reports of **blue catfish** and **flatheads** for the cat crowd, plus **stripers** staging around current breaks and bridge pilings. For lures, think loud and visible. Early and late, walk‑the‑dog topwaters and noisy poppers in bone, chrome, or mullet patterns are drawing explosive strikes from trout and reds along grass lines and shell bars. Once the sun’s up, switch to 3–4 inch paddle‑tails and jerk shads on quarter‑ounce jigheads in darker colors—new penny, purple haze, or chicken‑on‑a‑chain—so they show up in that dirty water. Around the bridges, heavy jigging spoons and swimbaits slow‑rolled in the current are a solid play for stripers and big cats. If you’re bait fishing, it’s hard to beat **live shrimp** under a popping cork around creek mouths and oyster points on the incoming tide. On the bottom rigs, **fresh cut mullet**, **menhaden**, and **live or cut bream** for the catfish guys are putting multiple fish in the boat, especially at night. For whiting and croaker, small bits of shrimp or squid on double‑dropper rigs will keep the rod tips bouncing all through the tide. A couple of local hot spots to keep in mind: – The **Savannah River near the Talmadge Bridge down to the port turning basin**: plenty of structure, deep water, and current seams that hold stripers, cats, and drum. – The **Back River and marsh drains behind Tybee and around Fort Pulaski**: great for trout, reds, and flounder on a moving tide, especially early morning with topwater and cork rigs. Overall fish activity is classic summer mode: slower in the blazing mid‑day heat, then ramping up whenever you get moving water plus low light or a little breeze to break the surface. That’s your Savannah River rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  6. 5d ago

    Savannah River Summer Bite: Reds, Trout, and Tidal Timing on the Georgia-South Carolina Line

    This is Artificial Lure with your Savannah River fishing report, coming to you like a buddy at the ramp. We’re working a warm, muggy morning along the Savannah River on the Georgia–South Carolina line. Light to moderate southwest breeze, temps pushing into the upper 80s later, with a mix of clouds and sun and the usual chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. Sunrise is right around a quarter after six, with sunset near eight‑thirty in the evening, giving you plenty of low‑light window on both ends of the day. Tides near Savannah and Port Wentworth are running about a 7‑foot swing. Look for a higher morning tide pushing in through mid‑morning and then a good falling tide through the afternoon. In this river, that moving water is everything: the last two hours of incoming and the first half of the outgoing are your money times. When that current starts to slack, the bite usually does too. Recent chatter from local anglers and tackle shops up and down the river says the inshore mix has been solid. Folks have been picking off **redfish** and **speckled trout** around the lower river marsh edges and feeder creeks, with a few **flounder** mixed in. Upriver, around the fresher stretches, the **largemouth bass** and **striped bass** have been cooperating, along with steady **catfish** action, especially at night. Numbers-wise, most boats putting in a decent effort are seeing half a dozen to a dozen keeper reds and trout combined on the lower river, with some underslot fish keeping things interesting. Upriver bass guys are reporting anywhere from 5 to 15 fish on moving baits when the current’s right, plus bonus stripers around the bridges and deeper bends. Catfish anglers soaking bait on ledges are coming back with coolers of channel cats and the occasional blue, especially after dark. For **lures**, keep it simple and local: - For reds and trout: a 3–4 inch paddle‑tail or shrimp imitation on a 1/8–1/4 oz jighead, in natural or new‑penny colors. A popping cork with a suspended soft plastic or shrimp is still hard to beat on the flats and creek mouths. - For flounder: same jig, but drag it slowly along the bottom near drop‑offs and dock pilings. - For bass and stripers upriver: white or shad‑pattern swimbaits, small crankbaits in chartreuse or shad, and bucktail jigs worked along current breaks, bridge pilings, and riprap. **Best bait** right now: live shrimp and mud minnows downriver, fished either under a popping cork or on a Carolina rig around shell bars and grass points. Cut mullet or menhaden will tempt bigger reds and blue cats. Upriver, nightcrawlers, cut shad, or chicken livers will keep the catfish rods bending, while live shad or herring, where legal and available, are prime for stripers. A couple of **hot spots** to circle on your mental map: - The bends and creek mouths around **Hutchinson Island and Fields Cut**, where the outgoing tide pulls bait off the grass and stacks trout and reds along the edges. - The **bridge and riprap areas near Port Wentworth and upstream**, where current hits structure and creates perfect ambush points for stripers, bass, and big cats, especially on that first push of outgoing water. Fish the shade, fish the current breaks, and let the river tell you what it wants. If the water’s moving and you’re around bait, you’re in the right neighborhood. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  7. 6d ago

    Savannah River Early Summer: Reds, Trout, and Tide-Driven Action

    This is Artificial Lure with your Savannah River fishing report, coming at you like a cool breeze off the marsh. Let’s start with the weather. National Weather Service data this morning shows a warm, muggy start with light southwest wind, building to 10–15 mph by afternoon, typical early-summer pattern. Expect highs in the upper 80s to low 90s with a mix of sun and clouds and a chance of a pop-up thunderstorm late day. Humidity will stay high, so plan on slick decks and sweaty shirts. Sunrise over the river comes early, right around 6:15 a.m., with sunset near 8:30 p.m., giving you a long, fishable window. The low-light periods around first light and last light are your prime times, especially up in the grass and along shaded banks. Tides in the Savannah River area are running on a decent swing today according to NOAA coastal forecasts. Around Savannah and Port Wentworth you’re looking at an early morning low, building to a solid mid-day high, then draining hard again toward evening. That incoming push mid-morning and the first couple hours of the outgoing are going to be your money windows—cleaner water riding in, bait getting flushed, predators setting up on ambush points. Inshore and estuary-wise, redfish and speckled trout have been the headliners. Local reports from tackle shops along Highway 17 and around Thunderbolt say slot reds have been chewing around shell points and creek mouths off the main river, especially where there’s 3–6 feet of water with good current. Folks are picking off mixed trout and the occasional flounder on the same stretches when the water’s a little cleaner. Recent catches upriver around Richmond Hill and the mid-river ledges include some solid blue catfish and flatheads, with several fish in the 20–30 pound class and a few bigger brutes caught at night on cut bait. Anglers soaking bait below structure—bends, old pilings, and deep drops—have been reporting steady action when the current is moving. For lures, think natural and subtle in this stained, tidal water. Inshore, a 3–4 inch paddle tail in new penny, opening night, or plain pearl on a 1/8–1/4 oz jighead has been putting fish in the boat. A popping cork with a shrimp-pattern soft plastic or live shrimp underneath is still about as Savannah as it gets for trout and river reds. Topwater walkers and small popping plugs around first light along grass edges, dock lines, and current seams can draw explosive strikes from trout and the occasional schooling red. For bait, live shrimp and mud minnows are king on the inshore side—fished under a cork around grass lines, creek mouths, and docks. Cut mullet, cut menhaden, and fresh cut shad are getting the nod for catfish and bull reds in the deeper river holes. Nightcrawlers or red worms on the edge of the main channel will still turn up the odd mixed bag of bream and smaller cats if you’ve got kids aboard or just want steady bites. If you’re looking for a couple of hot spots, here’s where I’d start: • Downriver: The bends and shell bars near Elba Island and Hog Marsh, working the edges of the shipping channel on the last of the incoming and first of the outgoing. Focus on small current breaks, points, and any visible bait flickering on the surface. • Mid-river: The deeper ledges and outside bends between Port Wentworth and the Houlihan Bridge, especially where there’s obvious structure—old pilings, rock, or trees—are prime for big cats and the occasional striped bass. Anchor just upriver of the structure and drop baits back into the seam. If the water’s got a little color—and it usually does—don’t be afraid to bump up your lure profile or add a little scent. Work methodically, let the tide do the heavy lifting, and keep an eye on that wind as the afternoon storms try to build. This is Artificial Lure, wishing you tight lines on the Savannah. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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  8. Jun 12

    Savannah River Summer Pattern: Reds, Trout, and Stripers in the Heat

    This is Artificial Lure with your Savannah River fishing report. We’ve got a muggy, early-summer pattern setting in on the Savannah. Around Savannah and Port Wentworth, air temps are running in the upper 70s at first light, climbing into the high 80s to low 90s by afternoon, with light southwest winds and a good chance of pop-up thunderstorms after lunch. Humidity is thick, so plan on slick-calm mornings and a little breeze by midday. Along the lower river and intracoastal stretches, we’re riding typical coastal tides: a solid morning incoming, peaking late morning, then draining hard through the afternoon. That mid-incoming to early high tide around the grass lines and shell points is your money window. Sunrise is right around the early six o’clock hour, sunset close to eight-thirty in the evening, giving you long low-light periods to work topwater and subsurface baits. Inshore, redfish and speckled trout have been the headliners. Local anglers report slot reds schooling tight on shell bars and creek mouths off the main Savannah and in cuts near Hutchinson Island and Wilmington River. Live shrimp under popping corks have been producing steady action, with plenty of 18–24 inch reds and a mix of keeper trout. Productive colors have been chartreuse and new penny on 1/8-ounce jig heads when the current eases. Artificial-wise, a bone or chrome walk-the-dog topwater at first light has been hot over shallow flats and flooded grass edges. As the sun gets up, switch to a 3–4 inch paddle tail or jerk shad in natural mullet or po’boy colors. Work them along current seams where bait stacks up behind pilings and along riprap. Farther upriver near Augusta and Clarks Hill tailwater, the striped bass and hybrids are still chewing in the cooler generation flows below the dam. Local reports describe good numbers of 3–8 pound fish with a few double-digit stripers mixed in, especially at first light and again right before dark. Live blueback herring or shad on downlines have been the ticket, but bucktail jigs and soft swimbaits slow-rolled through the current are putting fish in the boat for those throwing artificials. Don’t overlook small crankbaits and shaky heads for mixed bags of spotted and largemouth bass around laydowns and bluff walls. For catfish hunters, the mid-river ledges between Port Wentworth and the Highway 17 area are giving up blues and channels, many in the 5–15 pound range with the occasional bigger blue. Cut mullet, cut shad, and chicken livers on Carolina rigs, set just off the main current on inside bends, have been reliable. Nighttime has been best with the heat, but an overcast day and a moving tide can turn them on any time. A couple of hot spots to circle on your map: First, the bends and creek mouths around Houlihan Bridge and the Port Wentworth stretch — great for redfish, trout, and cats when that tide starts marching in. Second, the riprap and current breaks immediately below Clarks Hill Dam on the Georgia side — prime water for stripers, hybrids, and spotted bass, especially during power generation when the water’s rolling. If you’re headed out today, think early and late, fish the moving water, and match what the river’s giving you: shrimp and mullet near the coast, herring and shad upriver. Keep an eye on storms, wear that PFD, and don’t forget extra bug spray; the skeeters are as hungry as the fish. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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