Savannah River Fishing Report: Weathering the Fall Conditions on the Georgia-South Carolina Border

Artificial Lure here with your Monday, October 27th Savannah River fishing report, covering both the Georgia and South Carolina sides. It’s a cool, breezy fall morning—water temperature’s holding around 73°, air temp starting in the upper 60s and expected to creep into the low 70s by midday. Sunrise hit at 7:37 am, with sunset at 6:38 pm, so you’ve got about 11 hours of daylight to wet a line. First off, pay attention if you’re hitting the main river—there’s a Small Craft Advisory in effect through Wednesday night, with persistent northeast winds at 15–25 knots, gusting higher at times according to the National Weather Service. Expect choppy water and seas in the 4–6 foot range in open stretches, so give the smaller craft a rest on the wider Savannah River channel and stick closer to sheltered creek mouths and backwaters. The tide is rolling in right at dawn, with a high at 7:34 am and low around 2 this afternoon, then another flood as evening sets in. Today’s tidal coefficient is a little below 50, which means movement won’t be dramatic, but enough to fuel good bait movement—prime for predator action around the solunar major from about 12:50 pm to 2:50 pm and minor bites near sunrise and sunset, as confirmed at Savannah River Entrance by TidesChart and Tides4Fishing. Let’s talk fish. The past week’s catches have been typical late October fare: chunky red drum prowling shell beds and creek mouths, slot and over-slot specks loaded up in deep channel bends, and rogue flounder stacked around dock pilings. Anglers near downtown Savannah and up around Port Wentworth are still reporting respectable numbers of largemouth bass, especially early morning on the Georgia side. Recent tournament recaps from Major League Fishing note that bass have been on big jigs—think brown and purple Destroyer or a hefty redbug Zoom Magnum Ol Monster worm—fished slowly along hard structure. On the inshore salt side, the best reports have been landing keeper trout and some fat reds near McQueens Island and the Marshes of Glynn, as well as at the mouth of Back River. Mud minnows and live shrimp under a popping cork are king, but if you’re stuck on artificials, work chartreuse paddle tails or electric chicken paddle baits through the deeper cuts, especially on the outgoing tide. Popping cork rigs are fooling both blues and specks in areas where the current touches grass edges. Hot spots this week: - The jetties at the mouth of the Savannah for bull reds and sheepshead—just take care with the wind. - Isle of Hope Marina pier and up the Wilmington River for trout and slot reds on moving tides. Freshwater anglers still finding bream in slower eddies on worms and crickets, though things are cooling off. Catfish action is steady between Houlihan Bridge and the confluence with Ebenezer Creek; cut shad and chicken livers are drawing strikes through the afternoon. To recap: bring the heavier tackle for wind and current, play the tides, stick with lively baits or bold-colored This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.