Savannah River Fishing Report: Reds, Trout, and Panfish Chewing in May 2025

Hey there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Savannah River fishing report for May 5, 2025. The weather's shaping up real nice today with mild morning temps in the low 60s climbing to about 80 degrees by midday. We've got light southerly breezes around 5-7 mph and mostly sunny skies. Sunrise was at 6:33 AM and sunset's coming at 8:12 PM, so you've still got plenty of daylight to work with. Tide-wise, we're looking at a high tide around 10:30 AM followed by a low around 4:45 PM. That incoming tide in the morning should push baitfish up into the grasses, making for some prime feeding opportunities. Let me tell y'all, the fishing has been flat-out fantastic lately! The water's alive with baitfish and shrimp almost everywhere. Redfish have been chewing hard all month, especially around grassy points, old pilings, and creek mouths. Folks are also pulling solid numbers of speckled trout in similar areas where current sweeps across shell or grass edges. Last week, I heard multiple reports of anglers catching over 100 panfish in a single trip on the Satilla, and the redbreasts are exceptionally fat right now. Seth Carter had particular success with rooster bug-chartreuse blade Satilla Spins. The rivers are dropping out nicely, making for better fishing conditions all around. For you saltwater lovers, the creeks around Fort Pulaski and Lazaretto Creek are holding reds and trout, especially on moving tides. Live shrimp and mud minnows are your best bet, but artificial lures like gold spoons and Gulp shrimp on jigheads are producing well too. If you're heading upstream into freshwater sections, the catfish action is picking up with nice blues and channels hitting cut bait near drop-offs and deeper holes. For hot spots, I'd recommend trying the grass edges at the mouth of the Wilmington River early in the morning, then shifting to the deeper channels around the Savannah Wildlife Refuge as the day heats up. The area around Fort Jackson has been particularly productive for redfish this past week. Remember, with all this bait in the water, matching what they're feeding on is key. Smaller profile lures in silver and white have been mimicking those glass minnows perfectly. Tight lines, y'all! This is Artificial Lure signing off. See you on the water! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.