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Fishing Report:   The inshore action on the coast of Georgia is really heating up with the temps cooling down. Speckeled Sea Trout, Redfish, Flounder and Striped Bass are feeding agressively on live shrimp, mud minnows and artifical bait such as gulp, DOA shrimp or lead head jigs 1/4 oz with soft plastics. On a recent trip my clients limited out on trout in about 2 hours. Mr Harrold told me he reeley liked the limits in GA. He and his son caught over 40 trout (kept 30) 9 reds and a couple nice flounder. One of the trout measured 23.5"! Fall fishin is here and it's on fire!!


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Fishing Report:   JEKYLL & ST.SIMONS ISLANDS FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

Close to nine foot tides caused by the past New Moon and high Northeast winds slowed fishing the past several days. High tides cause the current to run faster than normal and the water to muddy up. Not good fishing conditions.

The tides nipped back Tuesday November 10 and the Sea Trout and Redfish turned on. Good numbers have been taken the past couple of days although about half of them were short. That’s a good thing; these throw back fish will be next year’s keeper fish. Trout will be found around oyster bars, mud bars and other structure. Oyster bars, docks and other such structure hold bait fish and shrimp. There are three things that dictate fish movement; food availability, water temperature and salinity. Find these three things in the right amount and there usually will be Trout and redfish there this time of the year. During the winter months fish will often be found on mud bars during the middle part of the day. The black mud warms from the sun light and in turn warms the water on top of the bars. This brings baitfish and shrimp to the bars and then the Trout and Reds. Salinity is mostly controlled by the amount of rain fall we get up river. Most local rain fall is taken out to sea with the first couple of tide changes. Rivers swollen with fresh water from rains upriver will move the acceptable salinity level and the fish miles down river; just


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Fishing Report:   JEKYLL & ST. SIMONS ISLANDS FISHING REPORT
Captain Vernon Reynolds

Bull Redfish have been King of the hill in Coastal Georgia waters the past couple of weeks. Bull Reds are even hitting trolled jigs, somewhat unusual. Bull Redfish spend most of there life in open ocean waters but for about six weeks in the spring and fall they return to the sound system in which they grew up in. They feed aggressively and are easy to locate due to the fact they return to the same structure every year. Mark the location where you catch a Bull and you may catch one there every year the rest of your life.

The typical fishing method is to bottom fish with live or dead bait. Redfish are scavengers and will eat dead or live bait equally well. Whiting, Poggie and Mullet produce well but any cut fish will do. Crab might be the best bait. You can get crabs free at most seafood shops that carry them. They must be sold alive for table fare, so the dead ones are thrown away. Simply hook the cut fish or crab onto the hook and toss it out with enough sinker weight to keep it on the bottom. Try to place the hook so the bait doesn’t twist in the current. A little twist is OK but a lot will have your line so twisted up you can not fish it. Place the rod in the rod holder and watch the tip of the pole. The tip will lightly bounce a few times before the fish makes a run. Wait until the rod is deeply bent before taking it from the holder and starting to


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Fishing Report:   ST. SIMONS & JEKYLL ISLAND FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

Bull Reds, River Reds and Spotted Sea Trout have been leading the catch the past several days. Often all there can be found on one drop. All will hit live bait and artificials and all are fun to catch. October and November are the best months for Reds and Trout, both are feeding heavily in preparation for winter. Both offer fine table fare.

River Reds are fish less than five years of age and shorter than 24 inches. River reds inhabit the sound system into which they were born, moving to the outer sound in the summer and to upper sound system and rivers in the winter. River Reds are sexually immature. As Reds reach their fifth year they become sexually mature and move from the sound and river system to open ocean waters, at this time they become mature Reds. Mature Reds return to the outer sound system in which they grew up twice a year. The spring return takes place in April, May and June. The fall return takes place in October, November and December. River Reds will be found working oyster bars and mud flats. Mature Reds will be located on oyster bars and sand bars. Mature Reds live over 40 years and will return to the same sand and oyster bars their entire lives.

Spotted or Speckled Sea Trout live up to eight years and most spend their life in the same estuary system into which they were spawned. Trout move to the outer


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Fishing Report:   JEKYLL & ST. SIMONS ISLANDS FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

October and November are the two best months for taking Speckled Sea Trout inshore. The Sea Trout is the most popular and sought after inshore species in our area.

Speckled Sea Trout are abundant in local rivers and creeks. They provide a fun fishing experience and are fine table fare. Trout spawn along area beaches through the summer months. Once Trout have spawned they move into sounds and inlets along the coast. Specks will spend the remainder of the summer in small, loose nit schools until fall. As water temperatures drop Trout begin to school in larger numbers. These schools hunt pray aggressively and feed heavily in preparation for the fall migration up stream. Good numbers of fish can be taken quickly during this time of the year.

Trout can be taken on live and artificial bait. The most popular fishing method is float fishing with live shrimp. Trout can be found near oyster bars in shallow water. Float fishing provides a way to fish oyster bars without getting hung up. The Cajen Thunder clacker type float works well around shell bars. Such corks make a clacking noise produced by two or more metal or plastic balls banging together when the float is jerked with the rod. This clacking sound resembles that of a surface feeding Trout striking pray. A D.O.A. artificial shrimp can also be effective fished under a clacking cork. Live


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Fishing Report:   We fished HARD all weekend for Bull Redfish... I mean HARD. St. Simons and Jekyll are normally covered with these heavy hitters by now... However, everything is a month behind this season, it seems...

My bad thoughts were early on this as I told Bob Rowell while we struck out across the ocean on Saturday morning crossing the St. Simons Island shipping channel.. "The water is green, I said to Bob.. That's a problem. If it's too clear, we aint got a chance"

That is one thing about the Bull Redfish I can tell you from the last 20 years of fishing for them... THEY DO NOT LIKE CLEAR WATER in the breakers off the Georgia Coast. The nastier, the better it seems. Northeast Wind, big tides, crashing waves across the bars and horrible conditions prove best when hunting for large beach side redfish. Quite the opposite of what most people look for and for most other species as well.

We managed a couple of fish on Sunday on an un-planned excursion.. I had to re-deem after Saturday and I noticed late Saturday night a frontal boundry was pushing through causing a stiff W-NW wind on the water. I knew that water would be nastier on Sunday... So, last minute, we rounded it up at about 11 PM to go out Sunday morning.

I worked hard again on Sunday to catch Reds. These were off St. Simons in the dirtiest water I could find, and It still wasn't like I would have liked to see, but we caught Redfish. NOTICE HOW SILVER THESE GIRLS ARE.


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Fishing Report:   JEKYLL & ST. SIMONS ISLAND FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds


Fishing in the Golden Isles has been somewhat hampered by hurricanes, northeasters and rain. Those days when anglers could get away from the dock Whiting, Trout, Tripletail and Redfish were found inshore. Sharks and Tarpon were cruising near shore. King Mackerel and Barracuda were working the offshore reefs.

September is a transition month. Sharks, Tarpon, Tripletail, King Mackerel and Barracuda are leaving area waters. Sea Trout, Bull and River Reds, Black Sea Bass, Grouper and Sheepshead are becoming more active.

Look for Trout and River Reds in inshore rivers and creeks. Trout will be schooling up in preparation for the fall migration upstream. Specks feel heavily before making the trip. Look for oyster bars and drop-offs near the bank to hold Trout. Younger Reds will be found in the same areas. As the water cools Reds will be found on mud bars, on low tide during the middle of the day. The dark mud holds the heat of the sun and warms the surrounding water.

Bull Reds will be found near sand bars adjacent to sounds, inlets and river mouths. Bull Reds, those fish that have become sexually mature at about four years of age, spend most of their lives in the open ocean. A quirk of the species is that they return to the same estuary into which they were spawned. They return in the spring and again in the fall. The annual


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Fishing Report:   09-03-09 JEKYLL ISLAND FISHING REPORT
By Captain Reynolds Vernon Reynolds

Inshore fishing for Sea Trout, Flounder, Red Bass and Whiting has been good the past several weeks. Nice catches of Sea Trout, consisting of good numbers and good sized fish have been returning to area docks. Redfish are also being taken in area rivers and creeks. Many fish are short of the size limit but lots of keeper sized fish are also being caught. Flounder are moving to creek mouths and sand bars in preparation for the fall migration offshore. Good numbers of Whiting are also being taken on dead shrimp.

King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel and Barracuda are active on offshore reefs. Spade fish are also being taken offshore. Bottom fishing is producing Grouper, Snapper and Trigger fish. Sharks and Tarpon are active just offshore.

Bull Red season is upon us. Reports of a few being taken in the Altamaha Sound this week are making their way around the water fronts and marinas. Bull reds are mature Red Drum. Reds do not become sexually mature until their forth or fifth year, when they reach a length of about 25 inches. This species spends its first five years in the rivers and creeks where they hatched. Upon reaching maturity Reds move from inshore rivers to open ocean waters. Bulls return to their home estuary for a few weeks twice a year. Fish will be found near ocean and nearshore sand bars adjacent to sounds and inlets. Tagging studies


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Fishing Report:   08-20-09 JEKYLL ISLAND FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

Fishing for Shark, Mackerel, Tarpon, Sea Trout, Flounder, Redfish and Whiting is good in local waters. The question is what effect the coming storms will have on our area and water conditions.

Sharks are being taken in area sounds and behind shrimp boats working two to five miles offshore. Sharks up to 200 pounds are being caught behind the shrimp boats. These boats produce a natural chum line as stunned baitfish and shrimp fall away from the net as it is pulled along. Add this to the 10 to one by catch that is dumped back into the ocean every three hours or so and a giant buffet is created for the toothy fined ones. Anglers pull up to the stern of a shrimp and begin a drift. Don’t get too close or you will be in the net with the shrimp. Chunk out a live or cut bait about 10 feet under a float and the wait won’t be long. Remember to release Sharks unharmed. If the hook is very deep it is best to cut the leader and let the fish have the hook. It will dissolve away in just a few days.

Tarpon remain active in local waters. They can be found working area sand bars. Look for “rolling” fish. These fish surface to grab a gulp of air and go right back down. Anchor the boat in a position that allows the bait to drift back to the fish. Tarpon are scavengers and will eat live or dead bait. I like to fish a couple of each. Tarpon have a boney mouth and


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Fishing Report:   08-06-09 JEKYLL & ST. SIMONS ISLANDS FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

The Gulf Stream is producing King Mackerel, Wahoo, and Amberjack.
The Navy towers are holding Kings, Barracuda and Amberjack. Grouper and Snapper are being taken at the 40 mile bottom. Barracuda, King and Spanish Mackerel are located at the near shore reefs. Shark and Tarpon are working local Sounds. Trout, Reds and Flounder are being found in local rivers and creeks.

Many Sea Trout are in the post spawn stage now. Post spawn fish move from area beaches to sound systems including associated rivers and creeks. These Trout feed heavily, regaining the strength lost during the spawn.

Look for post spawn Trout near shell bars in early morning and late afternoon or cloudy days. The water is not as warm nor the sun so bright and the fish will move into shallow water during these times. Look for minnows and shrimp swimming on the surface. Often bait can be seen jumping out of the water trying to escape a Trout attack. Look for swirls made by feeding fish. Look for poised Blue and White Herron along the bank. They would not be fishing there unless there was baitfish or shrimp there.

Fish live shrimp or minnows under a float. This will keep your hook off the shells and allow the bait to cover ground drifting with the current. I prefer a Cajun Thunder Cork. These corks make a noise like a feeding Trout when jerked


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Fishing Report:   7-23-09 JEKYLL & St. SIMONS ISLANDS FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

Speckled Sea Trout, Red Drum, Flounder, Whiting and Bluefish have been active in area rivers and creeks. Tripletail, Sharks and Tarpon are being taken in local sounds. King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Cobia and Barracuda are cruising near shore reefs. Grouper and Snapper are being taken at the 40 mile bottom. Wahoo, Tuna, King Mackerel and Amberjack are being caught at the Gulf Stream.

Most anglers are fishing in the mornings; it is not as hot and the chance of being rained our is less. Tarpon, the Silver King, have arrived in good numbers. These great fighters offer no food worth but are one of the strongest, highest jumping and determined fighters that swim in the ocean. Fish for Tarpon along the edge of sand bars and in deep holes. Live menhaden is the favored bait but Tarpon will hit about anything live or dead. Fish a couple of baits pinned on the bottom with a three or four ounce sinker and a couple about six feet below a float. (Live bait is a must when float fishing.) Lock the drag down to the point where you can barely pull the 40 mono line from the reel. Don’t worry, a good Tarpon will strip a 100 yards of line from the reel before you can get it turned. Tie on a circle hook to your 150 pound mono leader and you are ready to bait up. Chunk the bait out and put the rod in a holder and sit back. The circle hook will hook the fish with out


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Fishing Report:   07-02-09 JEKYLL ISLAND FISHING REPORT
By Captain Vernon Reynolds

Fishing in the Golden Isles is in full swing. The ever present Whiting are on the sand bars, feeding us and the Sharks. Sharks up to eight feet are being caught in area Sounds and open ocean waters, near sand bars. A few Tarpon are being taken in the sounds also, expect more to show up in the next couple of weeks. Tripletail are working inshore and near shore waters. Speckled Trout are moving from the beaches into the sounds, rivers and creeks. Redfish are also biting well in the creeks and rivers; and Flounder are being found in the mouths of feeder creeks. Expect to take Bluefish, Ladyfish and Jacks along with the Trout and Reds. King and Spanish Mackerel, Barracuda and Cobia are roaming the near shore reefs. Grouper and Snapper are being taken at the 40 mile bottom. Wahoo and a few Tuna are located at the Gulf Stream.

The Golden Isles is a fun place to be during the summer. Lots of water activities and beach going to enjoy. It‘s hot but not unbearable and there is nothing quite like standing on the dock at the end of a day waiting for the first drops of rain from a thunder storm to run you off. Watching the black clouds contort and grow as the build across the sky. Feeling the coolness of the rain in the blustering wind. Seeing, hearing and feeling the power of lightning moving closer and closer. This is a wonderful thing but make no mistake, be damn


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