Savannah River Report: Tides, Trout, and Trophy Black Drum for September 7th, 2025

Artificial Lure here with your Savannah River fishing report for Sunday, September 7th, 2025. Another beautiful September morning on the Georgia–South Carolina line, and if you’re looking to wet a line, the conditions are lining up for solid action. Sunrise came at 7:02 a.m., and you’ll have daylight until 7:43 p.m. Today, the water temperature sits right around 82°F, keeping most species plenty active. Air temps should climb into the low 80s by afternoon, with light winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10 knots, and just a slight chop on the water. The high-pressure system in the area should hold—calm skies and only a remote chance for an afternoon pop-up shower, so you can plan for a dry day on the water according to the National Weather Service. The tides are on the mild side today, with a low tide at 9:36 a.m. and the afternoon high rolling in around 4:28 p.m. Tidal swing is small, with a coefficient of 28 this morning, ticking up to 35 by sunset. That means current will stay light—great for set rigs along the banks and for targeting backwater creeks. Prime bite windows look to be just after sunrise and again from 5:30 p.m. to just before sunset. Recent catches have been impressive, especially near the river’s mouth and the backwaters around Fort McAllister and Richmond Hill. Just two days back, a local angler landed a massive 85-pound black drum on half a shrimp up by Fort McAllister. Most folks are picking up black drum, red drum (spottail bass), and mixed bags of speckled trout along grass edges and docks. Average sizes run 16–25 inches for trout and drum, but there’s always a shot at a monster this time of year—as Bobby Williams will tell you, sometimes the giants bite on a tiny rig and cut shrimp. For bait and lures, shrimp—cut or live—has been the ticket for both drum and trout over the past few days. If you’re tossing artificials, go with Gulp! shrimp in new penny or chartreuse, paddle-tail swimbaits, and popping cork rigs. Flounder and the occasional sheepshead have also been falling for mud minnows around bridge pilings and rock edges. If you prefer panfish action, bluegill and crappie are still biting in the upper reaches of the river, with green worms and crickets on a bobber proving deadly, as seen on recent Wild Life Adventures outings. Look for them on shaded banks and near downed trees. Hot spots today include: - The drop-offs and creek mouths near Elba Island Cut and the Back River, where the light tidal movement sets up ambush points for reds and trout. - The pilings and shell bars around the Houlihan Bridge up near Port Wentworth, especially just before and after slack tide. Early morning or late afternoon, both have been good for slot drum, flounder, and even the odd keeper striper. Catfish chasers take note: the muddy bends above Augusta are still producing channel and blue cats on chicken liver and cut bait, but action slows on slack tides. The bottom line: get on the water early or fish that last daylight hour for This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.