Mini Inshore Fishing Report Savannah, GA./Tybee Island, GA. – late summer

Fishing this summer has been pretty good! Those targeting tarpon have done well when conditions have allowed fishing along outer sandbars. On days little current those targeting flounder have done well fishing small finger mullet, mud minnows and live shrimp. Sheepshead can be caught around dock pilings and other structure. Inshore sheepshead are usually caught during the late fall and early winter. During the late late fall/early winter sheepshead will congregate on structure before moving offshore in what said to be a a spawning pluse. This summer we’ve caught several sheepshead as a by catch while fishing for reds. Most the sheepshead have been a little under sized. That said summer is growing season for fish fatten up for the winter.

Redfish numbers look pretty good with sizable schools of juvenile redfish hanging around oyster rakes and marsh edges. Around Labor day ocean reds start to make their way in and can be found along outer sandbars and creeks and rivers. On one recent trip we caught and released several ( 6 or 7) over sized reds. An oversized red is fun to catch with strong powerful, short runs. These fish are determined to make it back to structure.

We’ve had ample amounts of rain on the coast. It is possible to have too much of a good thing but so far so good. Rain helps shrimp, crab and fish to grow. When asked about storms, late summer/fall is storm season. It’s pretty much wait and see but again so far so good.

This summer we’ve caught a few stripers on live or dead shrimp. One fisherman said there’s always a few on coast. Stripers are thought of as a fall/winter fish. Seeing a few stripers might be a sign striper are reproducing and their numbers are increasing.

Most the sea trout action has been close to the beachfront or in areas like the jetties or around the sounds. Sea trout can here one day and gone the next. Larger sea trout close to the sound. Smaller sea trout more inland. Sea trout like clean and current.

More black drum seem to be caught in recent years. Most folks aren’t targeting black drum they are just showing in the same shallow spots that redfish could be found.

I hope this mini fishing fishing report is of interest and help! Hope to see you on the water!

Fish On!

Jack

Capt. Jack McGowan
Coastal River Charters