Savannah River Friday: High Tides, Schooling Reds, and Perfect Conditions for Winter Fishing

# Savannah River Fishing Report Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure bringing you your Friday morning report on the Savannah River system. We're looking at some solid conditions out there today. Water temperatures have been running cold—folks were seeing 41 degrees just recently—so don't expect the fish to be moving fast. Sunrise hit around 6:53 AM this morning, and we've got until about 6:20 PM, giving us a decent window to work. **Tides and Timing** This is prime time for us. We're in a very high tidal coefficient, sitting at 58 average, which means good movement. Your first high tide came in at 5:01 AM at 8.1 feet, with a low tide at 11:31 AM at 0.4 feet. That afternoon high tide will push through around 5:33 PM at 7.1 feet. This kind of tidal swing gets the baitfish moving and puts predators in feeding mode. **What's Biting** The redfish have been schooling up in our local estuaries, especially in the shallower marshes where the warmest water hangs out. Reports from drone footage show huge schools of reds in the 15 to 23-inch range stacked in places like the May River marshes. Striped bass are also active in deeper channels. For crappie and panfish, the creeks with brush and blowdowns are producing, especially in shaded areas. **What to Throw** For the reds, work topwater plugs and paddle-tail swimbaits early and late. Live shrimp is your bread and butter in the shallows—natural and effective. Mullet works great too when you want something substantial. For bass, darker-colored lures in the deeper channels will work. Crappie anglers should focus on small swimbaits with that paddle-tail action. **Hot Spots** Target the shallow marsh edges around high tide—the reds push up into 2 to 3 feet of water. The May River marshes near Bluffton are loaded right now. For deeper work, fish the main channel ledges and points where the structure holds stripers. Make sure you check your local regulations before you head out. Thanks for tuning in, and please subscribe for more reports. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.