St Simons Island, GA
Fly Fishing For Red Fish
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Fly Fishing For Red Fish in Georgia
– St Simons Island
– Jekyll Island
– Sea Island
– The Golden Isles
Current Conditionshe
We are in the early spring time pattern of red fish. The large winter schools of red fish are breaking up. Thus, the fish are spreading out so we usually don’t have to look so many places to find fish. The water is in the mid 50’s to high 60’s, which means there is plenty of Oxygen in the water, and the fish fight hard. It is not unusual for an 8 lb red to take you to your backing. The fish are on the flats and creeks. We search all of these spots to give you the best opportunity to catch a red..
The triple tail are starting to show up in front of Jekyll. In the Golden Isles, we hae a very unique fishery for free floating triple tail. To learn more, check out my blog on Triple Tail Fishing on the Capt’s Musings page.. If the weather is conducive, I like to combine fly fishing for red fish and fly fishing for triple tail. Effective flies are smaller, lightly weighted andi lighter colored flies that Imitate small shrimp patternsl. Try the Prawn’s Revenge and the St. Simons Scampmi (Tying instructions on my Flies Page)as well as the tried and true Kwan fly.
Early Spring fishing is heavily dependent on the weather. If the wind is blowing right after a front, it is usually not worth going out. If we are two to three days after a front, before the next one blows through, the weather is usually conducive to sight fishing..nter
I do not want to take anyone on just a boat ride. I will be honest about your chance of catching a fish. I normally have some open dates in early Spring. so we can be flexible. Let’s go “Hunting Fish in the Marshes of Glynn.Check out the fishing reports on Orvis.com by clicking here.
“Hunting Fish in the Marshes of Glynn“
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I have started using a new fiddler crab fly: a felt crab fly. I have used a Black Toad fly for years in the flooded grass, and when I need to get down deep, fast, this is still my go to fly. What I like about the Felt Crab Fly is how softly it lands. I just added a page with tying instructions. Check it out and give it a try. Felt Crab Fly. The red fish are also crushing this fly on the low tide.
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Capt. David is a Fly Fishers International Certified Fly Casting Instructor. He is the only FFI Certified Casting Instructor in the Golden Isles. This means correct, professional instruction and feedback on your fly casting.
Contact Capt. David about a casting lesson prior to your charter. See the Fly Casting Instruction page for details.
What Does does being an Orvis Endorsed Guide Mean?
It means that you can be assured of a high quality trip with a Captain that meets the high standards of Orvis. Captain David Edens has been an Orvis endorsed guide for 15 years. He is experienced in many fly-fishing enviorments: Cuba, Mexico, Florida, Belize and the SE coast. He has fished fresh water in Alaska, California, the Mountain West, the Appalachain region, the Northeast, the Great Lakes and Brazil. He uses all of this experience to help you become a better angler. He is the only Fly Fishers International Certified Casting Instructor in the area. He loves to bring the Orvis Experience of Excellence to his anglers.
4 Hours - 1 Angler
2nd Angler - $50- $100 For Every Hour Over 4 Hours
- Most Trips Run 4-6 Hours Because We Fish The Tide
Now, Let’s Go Fishing!
Imagine being poled down a low tide flat, fly fishing redfish, with so many redfish they bump the bottom of the boat. The Capt. shows you the wake made by the ten pound red. You cast your fly a few feet in front of him. Capt Dave quietly says, “Strip–let it sit. Bump it.” You do, and a ten pound redfish explodes on your fly in ten inches of water. Your drag screams as the big red fish takes you to your backing. This is what fly fishing redfish is all about.
Imagine wading the flooded spartina grass flats fly fishing redfish in some of the Southeast’s most beautiful and unspoiled marshes. You see several tailing and feeding red fish. The Capt. puts you in the perfect position for a cast. You choose the biggest tail, make a cast about a foot in front of him, and within seconds he grabs your black toad fly, and he is off to the races, with your drag screaming. After a five or ten minute fight, you slide your hand under his belly, have your picture taken with him, and gently revive him, letting him swim off to fight again. Fly fishing redfish doesn’t get any better than this.
Imagine you are in the middle of the sound, and the Capt. points to a series of ripples about 200 yards away. You motor close to the school of Jack Crevalle and drop the trolling motor to quietly get in front of them. You grab the 10 wt fly rod, throw a big bunker pattern in front of the school and can’t believe it as 25-35 lb Jacks fight for the fly. One grabs it, and you are in for the fight of a lifetime. Forty-five minutes later both you and the fish are totally exhausted as the Capt. lips the 30 lb jack and hoists him aboard for a quick photo and a satisfying release. Fly fishing for big Jack Crevalle is like hooking a Mac truck.
This is what we do,