Good morning anglers this is Artificial Lure with your Savannah River fishing report for April 20th 2025.

We are looking at good fishing conditions today with a high tide peaking at 825 AM at 7.57 feet and another high at 853 PM. Low tides will be around 243 AM and 253 PM. These strong tide swings mean moving water for much of the day so expect fish activity to be best right before and after these shifts. Sunrise was just after 650 AM and sunset is set for around 750 PM giving us a solid window for all-day action.

Weatherwise its classic spring in the Lowcountry with mild temps and only light breezes in the forecast. Water clarity is down a bit from recent rains so plan your lure colors and presentations for stained conditions. Water temps are moving up and that has fish on the feed after their spring spawn.

In the fresh and brackish stretches bass are coming off the beds and are hungry. Early spawners are done and looking to feed up ahead of summer heat. Work the banks and structure with soft plastics like a green pumpkin Senko and spinnerbaits in chartreuse and white. The largemouth bite has been on and some nice fish have come from backwater sloughs and tributaries. Chartreuse or dark colors are working best with the water a little murky. Crappie fishing is fair to good especially where you find clearer water try small jigs or minnows under floats.

Moving towards the saltier parts near the estuary and below Savannah the main players are redfish spotted seatrout and a few flounder starting to move in. Live shrimp is the hot ticket right now. Grab some from the bait shop and fish it under a popping cork or an adjustable float. Reds and seatrout are holding along grass lines shell banks and creek mouths especially on a moving tide. If you want to skip the live bait a Z-Man Trout Trick in Opening Night or a Gulp shrimp will get bites. For flounder a live mud minnow or a jig tipped with Gulp swimming mullet bounced on the bottom is classic.

Recent catches in the area have included plenty of keeper reds slot trout and some flounder especially around the mouths of creeks like Back River and near Fort Pulaski. Bass and bream are also being picked off in the up-river oxbows with worm and cricket under cork setups.

For hot spots today try the stretch around Elba Island Cut for reds and trout especially near the oyster beds when the tide is moving. Upstream look for bass action around the mouth of Abercorn Creek and the structure-rich waters below Port Wentworth.

Thats your April 20th Savannah River report. Tight lines and dont forget your dip net and camera for bragging rights.