Savannah River Fishing Report: Tides, Tactics, and Top Spots for Fall Fishing

Artificial Lure here with your October 18th Savannah River fishing report for the border waters of Georgia and South Carolina—let’s get right to it. First, weather’s looking mostly stable. East winds around 5 knots and seas running 3 to 4 feet, calming down as the day goes on. Temperatures early will be cool, heading up into the low 70s. Sunrise hit at 7:30 am and sunset rolls in at 6:48 pm, giving folks a solid 11+ hours of daylight to fish. The tidal coefficient is a strong 78 today, so expect plenty of current and moving water—perfect scenario for game fish feeding along points, creek mouths, and rock piles. High tide’s rolling in around 7:20 am, dropping out for low right past lunch, then pushing back up by 7:33 pm. Plan your bite windows with moving water in mind—especially the ebb and flood tides. Savannah River’s giving us mixed action lately. Reports from Captain Bert Deener say the river’s at 4 feet and rising, so upstream flow’s got a bit of color and movement—great for catfish and stripers poking around. Fishbrain’s local logs over the past week turned out plenty of catches: the usual suspects like largemouth bass (over 12,000 caught this season), loads of red drum, bluegill, and spotted seatrout working the river and tidal marshes. Point Comfort Creek was hot for bluefish and silver perch, while Broad Creek put up solid red drum and even some bull shark sightings. Bryant Commons and Tom Triplett Park are steady producing channel cats and bass. Families fishing guided trips out of Savannah this week have been catching mixed bags—redfish, whiting, sheepshead, and a few bruiser sharks offshore. Captains are reporting up to a dozen fish landed per trip even off season, with some “epic” days seeing seven species per half day. Best baits and lures—local wisdom pays off. Right now, match the hatch: - **For bass:** Go with soft plastics like Z-Man Trick Worms or Strike King swim jigs; cast upstream and work through cover. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits draw strong hits early and late. - **For trout and red drum:** Paddletail soft plastics in natural hues, rigged on a 1/8 oz. jighead. Live shrimp drifted on popping corks gets slammed on outgoing tide. - **For cats:** Fresh cut mullet or chicken gizzards on the bottom—work the deeper bends and channels. - **For bluegill:** Crickets and small jigs under a float, tight to grass edges. If you want to fish with bait, shrimp and cut mullet are top producers, especially along drop-offs and shell banks. Artificial lures excel in clearer pockets: mirror lures, swim baits, and topwater plugs like Super Spook Jr. right at dawn. Now, if you’re looking for hot spots to maximize your odds, Point Comfort Creek is pumping out good bluefish and silver perch, especially on the outgoing tide—bring a medium spinning rod and bounce soft plastics. Broad Creek is a classic for red drum and even a shot at big bull sharks as water temps start to drop. L Scott Stell Park and Tom Triplett Park have delivered a stri This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.