Posts by Ron Brooks
Sheepshead On The Wrecks And Jetties
Some things in this world are very predictable. It will be cold in the winter and hot in the summer. In between those two extremes, fish and game are much more active and easier to target. Well, the weather has warmed, the water temperature has come up, and the fish are on the move. This…
Read MoreIt’s Time for Sheepshead!
Bait Stealers! Convict fish! Heads! One charter guide even calls them a “seven striped jetty snapper.” Whatever you call them, sheepshead are some of the most overlooked saltwater fish in Georgia. They fight hard and are really great to eat. But, for some people, catching them is a real chore. One look at the near…
Read MoreHot Lure Working Magic On Georgia Flounder
Flounder are on the move this month, migrating back from nearshore reefs and wrecks. Every year they make a migration offshore in the fall and then back inshore in the spring. It’s the larger flounder that make the migrations. The smaller ones, the ones from the current and previous years’ hatches, remain inshore in the…
Read MoreTroll Coastal Creeks For Seatrout
July is a month when fish can be hard to find, especially inshore. It’s hot; it’s brutal on the anglers who may sit and anchor; and, the fishing just doesn’t seem to be as much fun as it is in cooler months. The fish can get lethargic on hot days as the water heats up…
Read MoreCobia! They’re Storming Georgia’s Beaches
The beach-runner cobia have arrived off the Georgia coast, and they can be caught several different ways this month. We call these fish “beach runners” because we catch them in sight of the beach. But you need to be aware that they will be found anywhere from just behind the breakers to as far as…
Read MoreParty Boat Bottom Fishing From The Golden Isles
If you want to fish the Georgia coast in an offshore party boat, you usually head for the area around Savannah. There are multiple head boats or party boats located in the area, and they can all put you on the fish. But if you live farther south and don’t want to make the drive…
Read MoreMcIntosh County’s Inshore Saltwater Hotspots
Reading an article about saltwater fishing in Georgia generally means learning about catches either offshore, or around the Brunswick or Savannah areas. That’s not a bad thing, but there are a lot more places to fish along the coast than just those two or three locations. Five counties have a significant piece of the coast…
Read MoreRun And Gun Flounder In the Tidal Creeks
This has been a banner year for flounder along the Georgia coast. Catches have been big in both size and numbers, and the bite is still running strong. Charles McGill of Middleburg, Fla. and I made a trip to the coast looking for some flounder in August and found a number of locations where almost…
Read MoreGolden Isles Saltwater Fishing Guide To Glynn County
When you talk about saltwater fishing in Glynn County, you are talking about the Golden Isles. Jekyll, St. Simons, Sea and Little St. Simons islands make up this chain of barrier islands that protect some of the finest estuary salt marsh on the planet, and some of the best fishing to be found along the…
Read MoreRide The Tide For Seatrout, Redfish
Georgia is blessed to have an estuary system that blankets its entire coastline. From the barrier islands all the way back into the salt marshes, fish and marine life are abundant and are relatively untouched by the masses of fishermen found in other locations. These estuaries, fed by a mix of ocean water and fresh…
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