Savannah River Fishing Report - Stripers, Reds, and Crappie Bite Hot as Temps Drop

Artificial Lure here with your Savannah River fishing report for Saturday, November 15th, 2025, bringing you the latest from right here on the border of Georgia and South Carolina. First light hit the water at 6:53 AM and you’ll have until 5:25 PM before the sun slips behind the marsh grass. Weather this morning started off cool in the upper 40s but will climb steadily toward the low 60s. Winds are coming from the west at 10–15 mph, adding a crisp chop on open water. Expect passing clouds—all in all, a classic November bite. For tides today, the Tybee Light tide chart shows a morning high at 4:14 AM, then a low at 10:27 AM, and the next high coming around 4:44 PM. That means by late morning, as the water bottoms out, current will slack, and by midday bait and game fish will move toward deeper pockets and channel edges to stage up for the afternoon feed. The Savannah River’s been at a steady 3.8 feet near Clyo and on a slow rise, making for ideal clarity in most stretches above tidal influence. According to Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports with Capt. Bert Deener, bass, crappie, and stripers have all picked up in activity as water temps drop and baitfish start balling up along channel swings and blowdowns. Anglers this week have found healthy numbers of striped bass in the lower river, especially at creek mouths like Abercorn and St. Augustine. Stripers to 6 pounds were landed on white bucktail jigs, soft swimbaits, and live mullet soaked just off bottom. Upriver, a few hybrids mixed in. November always brings in bull reds around the jetties and the entrance—reports from Georgia Saltwater Fishing indicate fish up to 30 inches were caught on cut mullet and menhaden, mostly on the outgoing tide. Largemouth bass are hitting well upriver between Port Wentworth and the Clyo area, especially around laydowns and steeper banks. Best results this week came on dark colored spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and soft creature baits pitched to shallow cover during higher water. Fish are generally chunky and feeding up for winter. For crappie, look for them staging in 8-12 feet around deep brush and dock pilings—jigs in natural colors, or small minnows under a cork, have both produced well. As for best baits and lures: - For saltwater, fresh cut mullet and finger mullet are king for reds and stripers. - For artificials, white bucktail jigs, pearl paddle tails, and gold spoons draw bites in tidal creeks and edges. - For largemouth, try junebug or black/blue jigs, watermelon red trick worms, and chartreuse shallow crankbaits if the water muddies up after a tide swing. Hot spots this week: - The jetties at the Savannah River Entrance remain the top pick for big bull redfish and stripers on the move. - Back in the upper river, the channel edges near Onslow Island and the mouths of Salt Creek and Abercorn Creek are producing mixed bags—especially just after low tide when the current picks up. Remember, tidal changes control the action, so plan those cas This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.