St. Simons Island - Saltwater Fishing Report Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report - 03/13/2010
This entire month has become a battle with winter, freshwater run-off and big tides here around the Georgia Coast. Every time it rains north of here, the freshwater rivers dump all of it in to the Atlantic around Jekyll Island Georgia and St. Simons Island Georgia.
Just so happens, this is how we do all of our fishing! Well, to start with, water from the gazillions of tons isn't good enough... Then, hope that fresh rain water warms up. Not happening in the near future, that's for sure. Rain water is cold, along with the weather isn't warm yet, therefore we're saddled with it for a couple of more weeks from inshore up to 10 miles offshore.
So, we make the best of a bad situation. We go offshore. Even with Red Snapper fishing closed, we still a number of tricks in the bag. And, I don't want to catch small fish, and we all head for catching HUGE sheepshead spawning for the offshore reefs.
Sheepshead eat nearly in addition to Snapper and also the definitely fight every bit as good or maybe even harder compared to a Snapper.
The bait used is very different and harder to research, the fiddler crab. Most people have got word of this kind of fishing, however it is mainly done on fishing piers and also the backwater with live shrimp or fresh cut shrimp.
If you have never been offshore on the reefs for Sheepshead, Georgia is the place to do it. The fish can exceed 10 pounds and on light casting tackle, it's quite challenging no matter the anglers ability.
Drop it to the bottom, game on around the Georgia Offshore Reefs. The slightest tap from the rod tip and you are clearly almost far too late about the hook set. They're tough to feel on the bite and difficult to catch too. If you thought you felt something, that was him... Sheepshead earn their stripes honestly. They're thieves...hence their offshore name, "Reef Bandits".
Reef Bandits stack up heavy on the nearshore reefs off Coastal Georgia in 30-60 ft. of water on wrecks, hard bottom outcroppings and also other structure. The larger spawning sheepshead pile in during late March and early April. We suggest you limit your catch, not catch your limit on these big, hard fighting females. They're carrying the eggs, and we all want to keep only enough to nibble on and that we send the rest back off to address another day.
Georgia is different inside Sheepshead fishery. Cairns Fishing Charters haven't fished many places the location where the offshore reefs are covered with sheepies like Georgia. We are fortunate to have this kind of good fishery off our small coast. In the event of fresh water intruding into our normal fishing patterns, we are able to normally alternate to a new species and please our customers this will let you BIG TIME carrying it out... Fish hard, and enjoy yourself!
May the wind be at your back, as well as your coolers be full!
St. Simons Island Fishing Forecast: As the lake temperature warms, the inshore and offshore fishing is only going to improve into April and May 2010.
Target Species: Sheepshead