S. GA Redbreast

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Caught 25 all this size but left my fish basket in the truck. Water was 67-68F in 2-6ft of water. Majority of the fish were males positioning themselves to be first to the shallows, females were caught in the deeper water. All were caught on a 1/64oz jig, had several hit the float so small popping fly would've had success. This is a small black water river, so lots of blow downs, cypress, submerged timber to generate current breaks &a slack water.


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Dern good post. This is my kind of fishing and Fav fish to eat. I really hate that the Rivers are so low this time of year.

Well I have a 12ft jon boat with a 6.5hp mud motor so I can make it through the rough parts for about another 1 or 2ft. Regular outboards can't make a go at current water levels.

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best post this year

i haven`t saw it but a friend of mine in Douglas Ga put a ski do motor in the back of a small fiberglass boat and he can go most anywhere .

Looks like the Satilla and if it is I am glad to see the RB.

Upper Suwannee tributaries/basin in South Georgia. I heard the Satilla is the crown jewel of Georgia for redbreast, will have to plan a trip someday. From all the photos I've seen they appear darker than what I catch in Valdosta


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just stayed overnight at valdosta and saw a couple of rivers in area that this could be but whatever LOVE to catch the big BG's when they are on the nest. those RB's a variety of BG or a shellcracker or what? thanks but FUN to catch no matter what.

Not a scientist but quite certain it's a separate species. Cuz you don't find them usually in still bodies of water like ponds/lakes. Which bluegill and shell cracker can be found and stocked. Never heard of stocking service for redbreast. They live in separate habitat mainly rivers & for my area like current breaks & eddies.

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prettiest fish that swims and tasssty

The Flathead Catfish has just about destroyed the RB population in the Satilla. I wish DNR would let us use the TRICK down there. The Trick works on Flatheads but not on others.
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i have 2 old field telephones that will bring them up and channels also .will channel so i am sure it will flat heads . i never used it but my son in law and a friend of his used it .fine $400.00 in some counties and some as much as $800.00

We used to call them up at long shoals, before they built oconee. Never took more than enough for shore lunch.

I live in Hahira. Hooked a couple nice Redbreast down from Miller's bridge fishing for Specks.

You catch decent enough numbers to target specks in the rivers around here? I've caught the occasional one but suspected they got through the dams at Reed Bingham & Cherry lake

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Some of the pot holes just off the river hold good numbers of Specks. I have caught some Crappie in the Little river in a couple of holes. Been a while, I don't have a boat for the river at this time.