Sign inSign up freeRecent catches at Saint Simons Sound
Shared by DepthScout anglers. Exact spots stay private, always.
Fishing Saint Simons Sound: what the data says
5,335-acre sound near Brunswick. The water tops out around 55 ft. The depth chart is built from real NOAA hydrographic survey soundings (depths referenced to low tide), so the channels, holes and drop-offs you see are measured, not guessed. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
Red Drum (Redfish) fishing at Saint Simons Sound
Spring red drum (redfish) on Saint Simons Sound hold shallow, usually 1 to 8 ft. They move out to 2 to 12 ft in summer and finish the year down in 3 to 15 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Shallow bay flat: a weed flat around 2 ft that scores prime in summer. Best bite is early morning and the evening. Summer baits: a weedless gold spoon or a paddletail swimbait gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 1 to 8 ft | dawn & dusk | Gold weedless spoon, Paddletail on 1/4 oz jighead |
| Summer | 2 to 12 ft | dawn & dusk | Weedless gold spoon, Paddletail swimbait |
| Fall | 3 to 20 ft | dawn & midday | 1/2 oz spoon (schools), Big paddletail |
| Winter | 3 to 15 ft | midday & dawn | Scented soft plastic on 1/8 oz head, Slow-rolled paddletail |
Spotted Seatrout fishing at Saint Simons Sound
Spring spotted seatrout on Saint Simons Sound hold shallow, usually 2 to 10 ft. Summer pushes them deeper, 4 to 15 ft, and winter fish settle into 5 to 20 ft. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 2 ft of water that rates prime for spotted seatrout in spring. Best bite is early morning. A popping cork + shrimp or a 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | dawn & dusk | Topwater walker, Suspending twitchbait |
| Summer | 4 to 15 ft | dawn | Popping cork + shrimp, 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) |
| Fall | 3 to 12 ft | dawn | Popping cork rig, Soft plastic jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 20 ft | midday & dusk | Suspending twitchbait (long pauses), Scented plastic crawled on bottom |
Southern Flounder fishing at Saint Simons Sound
Start shallow in spring: southern flounder sit in 2 to 15 ft that time of year. They move out to 3 to 18 ft in summer and finish the year down in 15 to 40 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Old creek channel: a creek channel around 15 ft that scores prime in spring. Plan around early morning in the warm months. A jighead + gulp swimming mullet or a bucktail tipped with shrimp covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 15 ft | dawn | 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (white/chartreuse), Bucktail + Gulp shrimp |
| Summer | 3 to 18 ft | dawn | Jighead + Gulp swimming mullet, Bucktail tipped with shrimp |
| Fall | 5 to 25 ft | midday | 3/8 oz bucktail + Gulp (passes), Big paddletail on the jetty edge |
| Winter | 15 to 40 ft | midday | Slow jig + scented grub in the holes |
Sheepshead fishing at Saint Simons Sound
In spring, sheepshead run shallow here, mostly 5 to 25 ft. Summer fish stay in 3 to 15 ft, and winter fish hold in 10 to 30 ft. The spot to know is Break off the point, a drop-off in about 11 ft of water that rates good for sheepshead in spring. Best bite is early morning. A small jig + crab piece covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 25 ft | midday & dawn | 1/4 oz jighead + fiddler, Sheepshead jig + shrimp piece |
| Summer | 3 to 15 ft | dawn | Small jig + crab piece |
| Fall | 5 to 20 ft | midday | Jighead + shrimp, Small crab jig |
| Winter | 10 to 30 ft | midday | Heavier jig + crab (deep pilings) |
Notable structure
- Deep basin: deep basin, around 53 ft
- Brunswick River inflow: inflow / creek mouth, around 22 ft
- Old creek channel: creek channel, around 15 ft
- Break off the point: drop-off, around 11 ft
- Shallow feeding flat: feeding flat, around 11 ft
- Back-bay flat: weed flat, around 5 ft
- Main-lake point: point, around 3 ft
- Secondary point: point, around 3 ft
- Shallow bay flat: weed flat, around 2 ft
- Jekyll Creek inflow: inflow / creek mouth, around 2 ft
Common questions
How deep is Saint Simons Sound?
Saint Simons Sound is about 55 ft at its deepest point. The depth chart here comes from real NOAA hydrographic surveys (charted soundings referenced to low tide), so the contours reflect measured depths.
What fish are in Saint Simons Sound?
Anglers target red drum (redfish), spotted seatrout, southern flounder, sheepshead on Saint Simons Sound.
Where is the best fishing spot on Saint Simons Sound?
Shallow bay flat is the top-rated area: a weed flat in about 2 ft of water that rates prime for spotted seatrout in spring. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
When is the best time to fish Saint Simons Sound?
For red drum (redfish), the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Nearby waters
Saint Andrew Sound · Doboy Sound · Sapelo Sound · Altamaha River · Lake Blackshear · Lake Sinclair
Browse all Georgia fishing maps or every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: NOAA Office of Coast Survey (ENC soundings, MLLW datum). How we build these maps. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.