Late Winter Fishing Forecast Inshore/Offshore

Inshore

This winter has been quite mild and most of us are not complaining about that. This winter season looks to be much of the same. This milder weather has finally brought some consistent inshore fishing. The trout bite has been consistent with lots of smaller fish but good days of keepers are available. Some true Georgia Gator trout mixed in from 23 to 28 inches can be found. When and if we get colder water temps it will school up the bigger fish around deeper holes. This time of year can be an Inshore guides favorite because so many methods are available to find the Sea Trout from plastics, live bait, and the lost art form of trolling for trout. Redfish are on the move and this is surely one of the best times of the year to target them. Most guides in this area have opted for our own stricter boat limits due to over-harvesting and a few bad hatches. The guides in this area are not against legal harvest but we try to due our part to protect our resources.



Offshore

The offshore fishing this year is as good as I have ever seen. The nearshore reefs have been great for keeper size Seabass and out of season Red Snapper. The closer reefs will yeild some amazing Sheepshead fishing as long as we don’t have overharvesting. The Fall King Mackeral bite was pretty consisten. We did not see the huge Cobia run this fall but that can be just to warmer ocean temps this year. The Snapper Banks 40 to 60 miles offshore have not disappointed with large size Vermillion Snapper and Trigger Fish. The fishing offshore should stay consistent all winter and cruise right into spring where we will see more of what i call the Georgia exotics Mutton Snapper, Vermilion Snapper, and Yellow Tail Snapper. The large porgies which are fine table fare are also available along with Rock Hind or Sandwich Grouper. The winter Offshore fishing is probably my favorite trips we offer. The warm ocean temps on a colder winter day and bright sunshine is a welcome reprieve That can offer a full cooler of eatable fish for the dinner table.




Spring Fishing on the Georgia coast

This spring is starting off with a bang. This winter was a bruiser for fishing we had a lot of rain and wind. Very few days were consider favorable fishing days. Spring is starting off well this year. The inshore Fishing around Brunswick, St Simons and Jekyll Island is heating up and so is the water temps. This first week of spring we have had our water Clear up and temps start to rise, this will only Improve fishing every week.

What to expect this spring

The Trout bite will begin with fish working out of the smaller creeks into the basin and beaches to start their spawn. The larger numbers of fish that congregate to spawn will set us anglers up for some big catch days. The Redfish will move into some more predictable patterns as water temps rise and we see more and more bait this spring. The Flounder will start their migration from offshore to inshore so our catch numbers will increase all spring and peak early summer.

Spring Break fishing Trips

The spring will bring in spring breakers and great fishing. We offer some specials for families on spring break. The month of April will show us plenty of whitting and pup sharks for the kids.

Offshore fishing

The offshore bite in spring is a lot of Bottom fishing and happy customers. We can travel just a few miles offshore and target Black Sea Bass, Sheepshead, Cobia, Bull Reds and many more.

May is Tripletail Time

The end of April will kick off my favorite fishery. Tripltail are an absolute blast we spend the bright days sight fishing for 5 to 30 pound fish off of our beaches. Give us a shout if you want to know more.

Tarpon and Bull Red Drum

Our Tarpon Season is in full swing. The Tarpon this season are in mixed sized schools from 50lbs to 175lbs. I along with most guides recommend at least a 6-hour trip to give you the best chance to land that trophy Tarpon.  There is plenty of live Menhaden for bait look for large bait schools off the beach and inlets and you will also see the Tarpon busting bait in those schools. Bull Red Drum are beginning to show up in St Simons and St Andrews Sounds. The Bull Redfish numbers will only increase in the next 30-45 days with fishing for them peaking around October.  Snapper season is also upon us. The Red Snapper season is alotted for 6 days this year and the fish are plentiful offshore, the best bet for fish over 15lbs is travel at least 28 miles offshore with fresh bait.  Inshore fishing is steadily improving with water temperatures falling out of the high 80's to the low 80's degree mark with fishing improving as temps fall. Good fish are being caught right now along the coast. Georgia Saltwater Adventures appreciates you reading our fishing reports, feel free to share and shoot us an email if you have any questions. gsacharterfishing@gmail.com

The fish bite is hot!

The offshore fishing is off the charts right now. Clients are having multiple days of limiting out on King mackerel and Spanish mackerel. Cobia are still showing up on occasion. Bottom fishing in close is not the best this time of year but further offshore some captains have had some good luck with Grouper, Black Sea Bass, and Trigger fish. Red snapper are everywhere but we have to release them.  We have had a lot of fresh water the last two weeks but inshore fishing is improving with trout, reds, and flounder becoming better.  Lots of sharks and whitting on the beaches and behind the shrimp boats.  I have not seen any Tarpon yet but have heard of a few sightings