Sit it outno red drum window clears the bar in 36 hours
Wind builds to 22 mph out of the northeast by today at 3:00 am.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now
Red drum range 65–85°
From the northeast · rough for small boats
Sunrise 7:36 am
3% chance of rain
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
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Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are Georgia regulations for these waters.
No water reading here right now. Red drum bite in 65–85° water, best near 75°.
Red drum prefers incoming tide. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 14–23" slot, 5/person/day; drops to 3/day on Jan 1, 2027.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
No water reading here right now. Spotted seatrout bite in 60–85° water, best near 72°.
Spotted seatrout prefers incoming tide. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 14" minimum, 15/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
No water reading here right now. Bluefish bite in 60–80° water, best near 70°.
Bluefish prefers incoming tide. Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Holds 5–50 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 12" fork-length minimum, 15/person/day. Open May 1–Feb 28.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
No water reading here right now. Southern flounder bite in 58–82° water, best near 70°.
Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Southern flounder prefers outgoing tide. Holds 1–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Flounder: 12" minimum, 15/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
Season here: Mar–Nov. More on southern flounder
No water reading here right now. Summer flounder bite in 58–75° water, best near 65°.
Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Summer flounder prefers outgoing tide. Holds 10–100 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Flounder: 12" minimum, 15/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
No water reading here right now. Sheepshead bite in 60–82° water, best near 72°.
Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed. Sheepshead prefers slack tide. Holds 5–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 10" fork-length minimum, 15/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · Georgia
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources has the state’s fishing pages.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisories
A Golden Isles sea island at St. Simons Sound, with the St. Simons Pier near the lighthouse. Red drum, speckled trout and flounder in the surf and around structure (SCDNR puts summer flounder around inlets, jetties and beaches and southern flounder mostly in the estuaries), sheepshead on the pilings and rocks, bluefish in spring and fall.
The closest public spots we cover, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at St. Simons Island Beach you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
St. Simons Island Beach is listed on this site for 6 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Summer Flounder, and 2 more. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at St. Simons Island Beach against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
St. Simons Island Beach has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at St. Simons Island Beach. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. St. Simons Island Beach sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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