We are in the heat of the summer and the weather has been keeping many anglers off the water. The bite has slowed down this week but some good fish were still caught.
River gauges as of Thursday, July 23:
• Doctortown on the Altamaha – 6.0 feet and falling
• Lumber City on the Ocmulgee – 2.9 feet and steady
• Clyo on the Savannah – 3.4 feet and falling
• Statenville on the Alapaha – 3.2 feet and rising
• Alapaha on the Alapaha – 3.8 feet and falling
• Waycross on the Satilla – 7.7 feet and rising
• Atkinson on the Satilla – 4.3 feet and falling
• Quitman on the Withlacoochee – 1.8 feet and falling
• Macclenny on the Saint Marys – 1.7 feet and steady
• Fargo on the Suwannee – 1.3 feet and falling
Altamaha River – I’ve received a couple of reports the bass bite has slowed down significantly. They’ve been tightlipped likely due to the heat and the river level rising very quickly.
Lakes and Ponds – Two anglers fished a private lake and caught around eight bass up to around 7 ½ pounds.
Jim O’Conner fished at Paradise Public Fishing Area and reported he caught some nice bass. Several were in the 3-4-lb. range. The fish ate urchin style baits.
He went back a couple of days later and caught a lot of nice bass while using topwater frogs.
I’ve heard the bluegill have been biting around the fishing piers at Paradise.
Okefenokee Swamp – Jack and Brody Harris fished on the east side and landed around 15 chain pickerel and also caught a pile of bowfin. They used Dura-Spins and jackfish color worked best.
Captain Bert Deener offers guided fishing trips in the Okefenokee. To book a trip with him, visit his webs i t e bertsjigsandthings.com. Latest Swamp level on the east side was 119.98 feet.
Saltwater (Ga. Coast) – I have not heard of many reports this week. I do know the tarpon have been biting fairly well lately.
Before your next fishing trip, stop by Winge’s Bait and Tackle located at 440 Memorial Drive in Waycross. They have all the tackle you need for a successful trip! For their hours, call 912-283-9400.
Full Moon is today (Wednesday, July 29). To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website (waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/n wis/rt). For the latest marine forecast, check out www. weather.gov/jax/.
If you have any fishing reports or fish pictures that you would like to be included in this report, email them to me joshuabfishhunter@ gmail.com or send them through Messenger on Southern Waters Fishing Report’s Facebook Page.
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