Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

My family and I are spending some time at a beach house on Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia next June. I am not a salt water fisherman. What kind of guided salt water fishing could I expect to get into in this area? What fish? Costs? What time do you go out, for how long? Do you get to keep your fish? Do they process your fish for you?

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Im not from that area and never have fished there but, i would recomend ealry mornings and evenings for fishing

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Forget about mornong and evening stuff. You are in the ocean and you must play by it's rules, and that is the tide.
Which tide is best? well, it depends on what fish you are after.

On a guided trip, you do have a choice of all day or half day. Some guides are better than others.Either way they will put you on fish. Some clean and some don't. If they clean then you tip. Here in N.E. Fl. 20 bucks per half day is the norm. As for as rates for guides, that is something I don't know.

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Mornings and evenings are when fish typically feed. Tide has an affect on the fish but the best thing to do is fish through tidechange (change in the flow of the tide). I have caught all kinds of fish off rocks, boats, piers you name it. The tide has an affect but change of light has the biggest affect in my view. Some people may not believe me but they can notmatch my results evenin their dreams.

The biggest rule of the ocean is it's the boss. Respect it or you wont come home from that fishing trip.

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Whatever.

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

I have to agree with thundermug, with a tide up here that is close to 28 feet on average you would do well fishing off the rocks mornings and evenings if the tide is not right..

I enjoy the incoming tide the best but both incoming and out gowing will work if you catch them right..

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

in salt water fishing the tides will pay off more than anything i have caught just as many fish in the middle of the day when the tide was right. i have fished 50 yrs in ne fl

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

What parts? I fish from Mayport down to Guana.

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OK thundermug if your such a fisherman and have been doing it for 50 years let me know what the best trophyyou have landed is?

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My wife!

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

i grew up in st augustine and fished from daytona to jax many times was a member of fl shark club back in the 70s in the 60s my first job was working on a snapper boat out of st agustine

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Shark club in the 70's, huh? Did you know Blackie?

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

i know of him he fished the jax pier when i was in the club i fished the beach by marineland and out of a boat i know he caught the big hammer there was a lot of stories about that. i got a tiger about as good though. i caught a 14'3" tiger out of a 17' boat off st augustine

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

The original photo of him that was hanging in the pierhouse got blown away in a hurricane a few years back. I think it was Floyd. Tore our old pier to shreds. Now we have a new concrete pier that is over a quarter mile long.

We catch quite a few kingfish off of it in the summer.

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

sounds good i know that they used to catch a lot of kings off the old pier in jax. in st augustine i used to catch kings off the old pier when it was around 1000'
heck i remember when they used to let you shark fish off the old st augustine pier and the jax pier

RE: Fishing off Tybee Island, Georgia???
 

Now, if you target shark they kick you off the pier...first you get a warning, then you get a 30 day suspension

Tybee Fishing ( Better late than Never)
 

Hey guys,
I have read some of the responses on here after my Uncle told me about this site. I just wanted to post for anyone visiting the area and is interested in fishing while on vacation. Here you have to fish the tides. The best times are two hours before high tide. If you fish on the downside of the tide, the only thing you will catch is possibly a skate or a shark. (if you are lucky) Fishing Saltwater varies from region to region. In Maine, Light has an effect as well as tide conditions. Some of the best stripe bass fishing is in the mouth of the Sagadahoc river.

In South Ga. The tides rule. There are very few rock formations here. Unless, you are fishing for trout in the Savannah river.(seasonal)

The Best baits to use here are Shrimp and squid.

The best place to fish is the North beach of Tybee (Near the Lighthouse). The pavilion pier, is too close to the public beaches to be effective during the daytime. So if you are going to fish the pier, Do so 2 hours before high tide in the evenings. The Back River Fishing pier on Tybee is a good place if you are fishing for sport. You will catch mostly small whiting and alot of shark. Shark use the Backriver as a spawning ground. So the sharks are VERY small.

You will need to have a Georgia fishing License to fish in the salt water here also. Check out the Ga. Dnr website for details.

Scales and Tails Guide
 

Had a trip with them this summer, awesome and knowledgeable guide. Good price compared to other guides. Had a blast and am going again in a couple of months. You won't regret looking them up. Scales and Tails Inshore Fishing