September is a sleeper month in most people’s fishing calendars. Tarpon season is winding down. Bull Red season is ramping up. The kids are back in school. It’s still hot and it’s hurricane season. Well the fishing is almost always fantastic in September if you can look past all of the above. I promise the Bulldogs will be OK if …
St. Simons Island Fishing Report for April 2018
There is a saying around here; “Everything’s alive at 65”. When the water temperature reaches 65 degrees it usually signals to anglers that it is finally time to start seeing the fishing pick up. There’s a very awkward stage in the fishing in between the stellar winter bite and the summer patterns. Because the water temps in the spring season …
February / March 2018 SSI Fishing Report and Forecast
I’m very sorry that we haven’t been doing much with fishing reports or social media recently. We really took a beating at the end of last year. When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf a lot of our clients were affected and understandably had to cancel. About the same time I blew my motor and had to get a whole new …
Best Summer Fishing in Years at St. Simons Island!
It’s way more fun to write fishing reports when there are so many things going on at the same time. This year we are seeing some of the best fishing we’ve seen in years. Inshore Fishing Report We’ve been catching loads of Trout and that has remained our main target. Cumberland Beach has been hot although the average size of …
March 2017 Fishing Report
The past few months of leisure fishing and unseasonably warm weather have been very enjoyable. We have been able to fish several times a month at a slower pace. December through February is generally our down time. It gives us a chance to catch our breath from the non-stop summer and fall fishing season. It is a chance to catch …
June 2016 Fishing Report
June was a CRAZY good month for Shark and expect July to be the same if not better. The Shark bite offered big adventures for families and adrenaline junkies alike. Grown men were begging for mercy as the big boys put some drag on the reels they won’t soon forget. Tarpon have been spotted and should be here in full …
St. Simons Island Fishing Report for July 2015
Lately we’ve been running a mixture of trips. Right now it’s full blown vacation season which typically brings a lot of Shark fishing charters, but we’ve also been doing some heavy inshore fishing. First, for those of you that are reading this while considering a guided fishing trip, I’ll explain the best options and what that entails. Inshore fishing – …
Trout, Tripletail, Cobia, and more to Come!
Finally… finally the awkward part of Spring seems to be over. It’s tough every year in the early Spring when you’re trying to figure out what the fish are doing when even they don’t know what they want to do. The water heats up, and then it cools down. The fish are here, now they’re there. It’s enough to make …
April Fishing Report and May Fishing Forecast for the Golden Isles
Now that it’s halfway through April we are getting back into the swing of the busy season. I have to say that I’m glad that March is over as it is one of the toughest months of the year to fish, and this one was exceptionally tough with abnormally low temps. April has brought in uptick in the fishing department …
St. Simons Almost Spring Fishing Report and Forecast
Well it’s been a long winter and the warmer temps and calmer days seem to have anglers getting their plans made for Spring Break fishing trips. We’ve been fortunate to be busy the last couple of weeks and our time has been spent inshore fishing for Trout and Redfish, Whiting fishing on kids trips, and on the nearshore reefs on …