Fly Cast Charters of St. Simons Island, GA

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Spring and Summer Fishing ReportFishing St. Simons brought warmer temperatures and almost non-stop East winds this past Spring.  This meant very little triple tail fishing, so we hit the backwaters chasing reds in the creeks.  For some reason or another the reds were almost completely absent from the creeks last winter.  Recently, however, beginning in […]

Yes, I am still alive and fly fishing.  It has been a long time since I have added a report. You can always check the Orvis Fishing Report for St. Simons that I update weekly. Winter/Spring/Summer Fishing, 2021 in St. Simons has been on fire. On a personal note, we started remodeling our house right […]

June, July, August and September offered some excellent sight fishing for redfish and frustrating fishing.  During the hot months, I try to fish the low tide as early in the morning as possible.  While we often found fish on the flats, many times the wind was from the wrong direction or the fish were simply […]

Once again it has been too long between a fly fishing report.  Unfortunately the Covid-19 virus has given me time to update my website.  Bookings went from solid starting in late March and continuing through May.  Then this virus hit, and 95+% of the bookings have canceled.  We all hope this is over soon, but […]

For current fishing reports, go to my weekly fishing report on Orvis.com Weekly Fishing Report

December heralds the arrival of winter time red fishing. As the water cools, red fish gather in large schools on mud flats adjoining deep channels, oysters and grass. On sunny days, particularly with a mid-day low tide, the tide recedes, and the sun warms the exposed oysters and mud. When the tide starts coming back […]

Summer Fly Fishing Redfish in St. Simons has been as hot as the weather. For great summer fly fishing redfish, I always say to keep an eye on the high tides in the summer.  Remember, if you have a push of East or Northeast wind for a few days, it is very probable that the […]

December, January through Early February Fishing Report Red Fishing was great up through mid January. The big schools had formed. They normally sit on the bottom right at Low Tide, but as the tide comes in and as it goes out, big schools of reds move up and down the banks. On sunny days, the […]

Fishing report for red fishing with a fly rod in St. Simons, Sea Island, Jekyll Island and Brunswick Georgia by Fly Cast Charters

July, August and September brought a typical summertime pattern for reds. If the tides were not high enough for thefish to get into the grass, I concentrated fishing for these fish on the low tides. When the tide recedes the fish are pushed from the long grass and from around the oyster rakes. They school […]