T.J. Ryan with a nice pair of 40 pounders on May1 2009

I had never heard a cobia called this but last week a friend of mine gave me a list of common and some not so common names for one of my favorite fish to target. I have heard them called ling, lemonfish, black kingfish, but never the “prodigal son.”  Last week me and Capt. Charlie combined for 7 nice fish on a great weather week.  The water is up to around 72 and rising. Last week we caught fish to 55lbs. and we should see this continue through the month of may. Waiting on the wind to die down and then we’ll get back to the prodigal son for some more great cobia action!

 Mr. Wyatt Anderson was down from Atlanta  and ready for some inshore action. Wyatt was a great client and agreat fisherman. With the water temp about 67 degrees and minimal wind we started soon after daylight on the last of the outgoing.(6.0 tide). Walkway drop produced about 20 nice trout to 3 lbs. After tide stopped, we picked up 2 decent reds and a few more trout here and there.  I goofed and left the camera at home and Wyatt forgot his also. More pics to come!

Capt. David

As May arrives, the water is going to begin its slow rise in temperature until summer.

As the water gets warmer, we’ll begin to see more and more Cobia in the area — a spectacular fish to catch!

Don’t wait until May, though. Hardcore anglers will be booking their fishing trips NOW to get their places reserved for May and beyond.

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See you on the water!

What a great fishing trip you guys provided for me and my father!

We could tell immediately that Capt. Dave knew his stuff when we stepped on his boat, navigating easily through the choppy waters going out to the coast. After catching the day’s fresh bait supply, it was non-stop action as he was busy rigging for the next catch while calmly instructing us about the art of angling these coastal fish. And Capt. Dave knew that with the turning tide something exciting would happen – and it did!

We hooked an incredible tarpon, 90# class by his estimate. He released the anchor and the chase was on. That tarpon was part torpedo as he circled and headed straight for another fisherman’s boat 1000+ feet away. In most cases this is where the battle would end, but not with this engagement. 1st mate Jake handed the rod to the other boat while Capt. Dave maneuvered his boat around their boat and anchor line to the other side. Jake grabbed the rod back and we resumed the pursuit. We repeatedly got the tarpon next to the boat for his photo opportunities which are sure to be spectacular.

This day will be the most rememberable time I spent with my father and I would like to thank Capt. Dave and his crew.

Upon returning home, I was reading the Savannah Morning Newspaper and there was fishing article in the Outdoor section of the July 3 edition. It made reference that tarpons were sighted but no fishing reports were available.

I believe a retraction is in order.

Sincerely,
Don Phelps, Jr. – Tonkawa, Ok.

Enjoy fishing the coastal flats and beautiful tidal marshes of the Savannah coast and low country. Our captains were born and raised in Savannah GA and have been fishing the waters in and around Savannah GA for over 30 years combined.

Their experience on the coastal Georgia waters and dedication to the sport of fishing promises to make your trip an enjoyable and fruitful one.