Savannah River Fishing Report - November 18, 2025

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Tuesday Savannah River fishing report for November 18, 2025. Looking out over the river, conditions are setting up nicely for a productive day on the water in the Savannah area. Sunrise was at 6:55 am this morning and sunset will be at 5:22 pm, giving us about ten and a half hours of daylight to work with. The weather as of this morning is calm, with gentle southwest winds picking up after midnight and seas at a manageable 2 to 3 feet according to the National Weather Service. Expect it to stay mostly mild with the air feeling crisp, just enough to keep you alert but not too cold for comfortable casting. Let’s talk tides. The tidal chart from Tybee Light calls for a moderate to high tidal coefficient today, which means good water movement and likely an uptick in fish activity. High tide hit at 6:24 am (7.6 ft) and low tide will settle in around 12:47 pm (0.7 ft), followed by another push towards high at 6:32 pm (6.7 ft). That early morning high and the outgoing rush before noon are both classic windows for inshore action, especially around creek mouths and structure. Recent reports from local guides and Georgia Outdoor News point to a strong bite this past week. On the Georgia side, red drum (redfish), speckled trout, and flounder have been brought to hand in healthy numbers, particularly in the salt marsh edges and grass flats closer to Tybee and Wilmington Island. Folks working the deeper sections—especially near the I-95 crossing and Abercorn Creek—have found striped bass, catfish, and the occasional largemouth stacking up in the slower backwaters. Top-producing lures right now include soft plastic paddle tails in chartreuse and electric chicken patterns—great for trout and flounder along drop-offs or oyster rakes. For reds, gold spoons and popping cork rigs with live shrimp or mud minnows have been the ticket. Catfish and stripers are favoring chunked cut bait (menhaden or mullet) and fresh nightcrawlers fished in the bends with steady current. Bass guys running up into the freshwater stretches say spinnerbaits and swim jigs–like those shown off in the Kayak Series Championships—have drawn repeated bites in deeper eddies and near fallen timber. If you’re after a mixed bag, bring a selection of live and artificial baits; shrimp and minnows are pulling double duty for everything from reds to trout to the occasional flounder. Let me call out a couple hot spots for today: - The area near Fort Pulaski on the Georgia side—incoming and outgoing tides have been pushing bait around and reds are stacked up. - The cut through Hutchinson Island, especially on the edges where brackish meets the fresher river flow. Look for feeding trout near shell beds at low tide. If you prefer bank fishing, Abercorn Creek and the junction with the Back River have been productive for panfish, bass, and the odd bullhead. Early morning and late afternoon are best; work your lures slow and let the tide do the wo This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.