Ogeechee Last Friday

I took my buddy Charlie Disher to the Ogeechee River last Friday. Charlie had never been to the Ogeechee and had never caught a Redbreast. He really liked both.

The river was a bit high but we did have sucess with Dan Sidle's Taser Bugs with cricket on the hook. You had to throw up next to wood and use a slow retrieve. Most purty fish. The bug also caught blackfish and bass.

Now this rain has all our rivers on the rise but I shall monitor and hit the first to fall back within the banks.
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Nothing prettier than a mess of redbreast. They pull good too. Glad y'all had a good trip.Andy- 1Cove

And eat the best of all bream as well.

Danbo,
I've always wanted to fish that place. Is this a trip you could be successful at without a lot of knowledge of this particular river. Where is a good place to launch?

Georgia River Fishing Information | Georgia DNR - Wildlife Resources Division

Be aware, there is a 9.9 HP limit on this river above hwy 119.

The guide link list all the boat ramps

Is this the part of the Ogeechee that had the huge fish kill a few years ago due to toxic waste from a plant? Im just wondering if it has recovered?

Not sure where you're fishing, but the spill originated just above hwy 301. I fish out of Morgan's Bridge on 204 and some of the landings out of Stewart with pretty good luck.

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Is this the part of the Ogeechee that had the huge fish kill a few years ago due to toxic waste from a plant? Im just wondering if it has recovered?

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We had very good luck last year and I think it has recovered.

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Georgia River Fishing Information | Georgia DNR - Wildlife Resources Division

Be aware, there is a 9.9 HP limit on this river above hwy 119.

The guide link list all the boat ramps

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That's the kind of local info I was talking about. Thanks, I did not know that about motor restrictions. Reckon I'd have to stay below 119 as my river boat has a 30hp.. How far is it from there to the coast? This is a trip that is definitely on my bucket list.

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Originally Posted by nixon

That's the kind of local info I was talking about. Thanks, I did not know that about motor restrictions. Reckon I'd have to stay below 119 as my river boat has a 30hp.. How far is it from there to the coast? This is a trip that is definitely on my bucket list.

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You can put boats with more than 9.9 HP but the prop must be out of the water. You will only be able to use the trolling motor. I do this often. I will troll upstream and then turn downstream to fish the other bank. Fishing is best from Millen to Statesboro. Early in the year I fish from the US1 bridge down to Midville.

Awesome. I have killed them on the Ogeechee this year!

Cracker Jack, I live in Savannah and have fished that river a lot in the years past from Hy 204 down to Hy. 17 south at Richmond Hill. I have caught some really nice red breast there in the past but my health has took a down turn in the recent past and I am not able to do much fishing lately. I think the fish in that river are safe now. we have had a number of years that the water level stayed up and the river was flushed out pretty well. I am not saying it is what it was before, I wish it was. it a shame what King Refinshing did to the river for 200 jobs. makes me sick. we have river keepers watching it pretty close now doing water samples on a regular basis. hope you get a chance to go, it is a pretty river. Jimmy S.

nice mess of fish and thats one river i have all ways wanted to fish from my kayak