Posts by Capt. Bert Deener
Altamaha’s Bull Bream & Giant Shellcrackers
If you have ever pitched a cricket to a blowdown tree with a bream buster, reared back, and listened to the line singing as it cut back and forth through the water, then you need to perk up. Some of the finest panfishing that Georgia has ever seen is getting ready to bust wide open…
Read MoreSwimbaits For Big Bass
Just a short decade ago, it seems that only western anglers knew what soft swimbaits were all about. Since that time, the genre of lures has spread across the bass-fishing world, and is now a firmly rooted lure on the tournament scene. Whether filling a limit or searching for a kicker, swimbaits can get the…
Read MoreSatilla River Redbreast Smackdown
Bass, stripers, redfish and rainbow trout steal the headlines in most print, but there is little that rivals the sheer fun of using ultralight tackle and catching panfish after panfish from a slow-flowing, blackwater, south Georgia river. After over a year of flooded rivers and very little fishing pressure, the overall fish populations in south…
Read MoreWintertime Bass Tactics That Work Statewide
Two of the most common questions I am asked are: “What should I fish for this weekend?” and “Where should I fish?” While these are great questions throughout the year, the most important question this time of year is “Should I fish this weekend?” Timing is tantamount to success during mid-winter, and recognizing the variables…
Read MoreShark Fishing on the GA Coast
Each summer our numerous shallow waters and sandbar-strewn sounds play host to a wide variety of sharks that migrate here to spawn or feed on bait from our super-productive estuaries. Many an angler has griped about hooking the toothy critters, not giving respect to this top predator. Their sheer numbers and feisty battle should earn…
Read MoreCrooked River State Park: Southeast Georgia’s Award-winning Destination
Earlier in the year, Crooked River State Park in extreme southeast Georgia won the “Most Outstanding Park Operations” award for a combination of being run efficiently, as well as having outstanding interpretive programs and facilities. With such an awesome assortment of parks and historic sites across our great state, that is quite an honor. A…
Read MoreCrooked River’s Reds and Trout
If ever you wanted to learn how to fool a seatrout or redfish with a hunk of plastic or other man-made substance, fall is the time to do it. Hoards of hungry fish are prowling our marshes, fattening up on crustaceans and baitfish in anticipation of the coming winter. Capt. Andy Gowen, of St. Marys,…
Read MoreCatch Your Own Seafood Platter
If you have a boat and some basic fishing knowledge, there is no need to pay big prices for a captain’s platter at a seafood restaurant. After a long growing season, the sea’s bounty is ripe for the picking during fall, with Georgia’s mile after square mile of productive marsh pumping out a smorgasbord. While…
Read MoreParadise PFA Truly Is A Fishing Paradise
Paradise Public Fishing Area (PFA) near Tifton is a cornucopia for anglers. Boasting more than 60 lakes and ponds that range in size from 1/4 to 112 acres spread across the sprawling 1,341-acre tract, you can find just about any warm-water angling experience you want. By the same token, anglers’ eyes bug out the first…
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Beach Fishing On This Vacation
I have had many phone calls from “land-locked” friends headed to the Georgia beaches with their families on their week-long, once-a-year pilgrimage. It usually starts something like this, “Hi, Bert. I’m headed to the beach with my family next week. What’s biting? Which of my bass rods do I need to bring?” The discussion centers…
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