CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY
"Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956"
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921 912 897 3460 FAX
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December 22, 2008
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Captain Jack McGowan Exclusive Fishing Report!
An Exclusive Winter Fishing Report for Miss Judy 2009
Winter hasn't officially arrived and we already had several freezes! This isn't necessarily a bad thing it's nature. The fronts have arrived a little sooner than usual. Nature does what she wants and she is prefect.. With that being said, "On time every time." The marsh expanses are mixture of green, brown, and tan. Eagles while not a common sight can be seen and heard in their mating courtship. A normally reclusive mink might come out to investigate the commotion of crashing lures near his home. And because life is slower this time the little mink might watch with intense amusement and curiosity as he whiles the winter afternoon away.
As fishermen we adjust. We try to look for patterns. Winter fishing can be problematic. One-week fish are in shallow water and reacting aggressively to plastics. Another week the fish appear all but gone. Typically as cold weather arrives some fishermen will find sea trout and redfish by fishing deep. One favorite technique is to fish deep on low water. Any bend in creek or where two or more creeks come together, or where the channel widens there is a potential hole. Typically these holes are much deeper than the water in front of or behind the hole. Bait can work well. Fishing artificial during a mid day low tide on some days can produce an exciting bite. Fish that were nowhere to found "just seem to appear." All holes are not created equal; if one isn't producing try another.
Don Adams is still finding shrimp. As of yet Donnie has not set the date for closing shop. Nonetheless, anticipate shrimp to be short supply by the first of the year. Good reports of sheepshead and black drum action. The sea trout bite has been on and off. Some of those heading up the Savannah River in search of sea trout have switched to stripers and found success. While the striper bite does appear to be awesome. There a few reports of anglers catching as many as nine, with a couple of large fish mixed in. Most of the striper activity as in recent years has been concentrated mainly in the main river. Redfish are on the flats, but fish so far most have been singles or small groups. This is the time when almost any flat could hold hundreds of reds. During the winter the water is much clearer and stiller. The conventional wisdom for the flats is make as little noise as possible and long casts. Some small flounders in deep water creeks. Flounders are typically a fish we associate with summer and fall fishing This time of year almost any submerged brush piles, trees, rocks or pilings can be holding a bunch of sheepshead and black drum. Vertical fishing a Carolina rig with a fiddler crab or bugged out shrimp will work nicely. Bugging out a shrimp is nothing more popping off the shrimp head and tail (some remove the shell casing as well). A bugged out shrimp might not work quite as well as a fiddler crab for sheepshead but is very effective! Hope of enjoyment and help! Good Fishing!
Capt. Jack McGowan - a report for Miss Judy!