Early March Savannah River: Reds, Trout, and Sheepshead on the Tide

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Savannah River fishing report. We’re sitting in a classic early‑March pattern: cool mornings, mild afternoons, light north to northeast breeze inland with high pressure in control over the coast, according to the National Weather Service marine discussion for the Savannah area. That means generally calm river conditions, just a little nip in the air at daybreak. NOAA tide predictions for the Savannah River at Bull Street show a typical semi‑diurnal tide cycle today with a good morning drop and an afternoon flood pushing in. Work those **last two hours of the falling tide** and **first two of the incoming** around creek mouths and shell edges for your best bite. Sunrise is right around 6:40 a.m. and sunset near 6:20 p.m., so you’ve got solid low‑light windows at both ends of the day. Fish activity’s been picking up. Local chatter from Georgia Outdoor News’ coastal reports says **redfish and speckled trout** have been steady in the lower river and sounds, with **sheepshead** chewing hard on near‑structure. Upstream, folks are boxing **stripers** around the old pilings and deeper bends, with a mix of **blue cats** in the holes. Inshore around the Savannah River mouth and Back River, reds have been sliding up onto the warmer mud flats on the incoming. The slot fish are eating **live shrimp under popping corks**, along with **mud minnows** on 1/4‑oz jigheads. For artificials, I’d throw: - **3–4" paddle tails** in new penny or opening night - **MirrOlure MR17** or similar suspending twitchbaits in natural baitfish colors Trout are holding a touch deeper on current breaks and around the rock piles. Slow your presentation: **light jigheads (1/8–3/16 oz)** and soft plastics, or a live shrimp under a cork just off the rocks. Sheepshead around bridge pilings and dock clusters in the shipping channel are eating **fiddler crabs** tight to the structure. Drop straight down, short leader, enough weight to stay vertical. Freshwater side, from Houlihan up past the I‑95 and Augusta Road stretches, stripers are taking **white bucktail jigs**, small **swim shads**, and **live shad** on downlines. Blue cats are still reliable on **cut shad** and **cut mullet** in the deep bends; anchor above the hole and let the scent ride down. A couple of local hot spots to check today: - **Purrysburg Landing stretch**: fish the outside bends and laydowns for stripers and cats; work eddies for the occasional largemouth. - **Around Fort Pulaski and Cockspur Island**: creek mouths and shell points on the incoming for reds and trout, plus structure for sheepshead when the tide slows. If the fog they’ve been warning about offshore decides to creep up the river early, ease off the throttle, run your lights, and let that low‑light push work for you around the marsh edges. That’s your Savannah River rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.