Savannah River Fishing Report Heating Up with Redfish, Trout, and More on the Bite

Hey there folks, Artificial Lure here with your Sunday morning fishing report for May 11, 2025. It's looking like another gorgeous day out on the Savannah River with temps expected to climb into the mid-80s by afternoon. We're seeing light easterly winds today, so conditions are prime for getting out on the water. Sunrise was about 6:32 AM this morning, and we'll be seeing sunset around 8:14 PM tonight, giving you plenty of daylight hours to wet a line. Tide-wise, we're looking at a morning low tide transitioning to a mid-afternoon high, so plan your spots accordingly. Let me tell you, the action has been hot as a firecracker these past few days! The redfish bite continues to be absolutely on fire, especially around the grassy points and creek mouths. These spot tails are hungry and aggressive, inhaling mud minnows and cut mullet like there's no tomorrow[4]. If you're throwing artificials like me, gold spoons and scented soft plastics in new penny color are doing the trick right now. Speckled trout action remains strong too, particularly where current sweeps across shell beds and grass edges[4]. Several anglers have been reporting limits of nice keeper-sized specks. The striper bite is also picking up nicely. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that striper are hanging off the sides of points where herring are spawning. By the end of the month, they'll move to deeper water around trees in the 40-50 foot range[1]. Channel catfish have been biting like crazy lately! They're pretty much everywhere - points, pockets, coves, you name it. Cut herring has been the bait of choice for these whisker fish[1]. For bass anglers, they should be up shallow feeding on spawning blueback herring off shallow points. Topwater lures and flukes are working well, but live herring are hard to beat[1]. Miles Zachary had a top-5 finish in a tournament out of Carters Bight using BDD Buzzbaits with Gamakatsu hooks[3]. Hot spots this weekend: Try around Clyo where the river gage was sitting at 6.0 feet and falling as of a few days ago[3]. Carters Bight has been productive for bass. And don't overlook Doctortown for a mixed bag of species. For those of you heading to the saltwater sections, check out the creek mouths during tide changes. Seth Carter absolutely cleaned up in the Satilla Riverkeeper Tournament, landing over 1,000 fish mostly on Satilla Spins from his kayak[3]. That's it for today, folks. Remember to stay hydrated out there and watch those afternoon thunderstorms. This is Artificial Lure signing off - tight lines and bent rods to ya! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.