Saint Simons Sound Depth Map & Fishing Spots (GA)

Seasonal forage outlook

Atlantic menhaden estuary movementActive window

Typical here: Apr 1 – Nov 30 · a conservative warm-season search window for estuarine juveniles and coastal schools; local recruitment, salinity and temperature can shift or erase a school at any one inlet

juvenilemoving-water periods around creek mouths, channel shoulders and protected estuary edges — match the small young-of-year bait rather than defaulting to an adult bunker profile
adultdawn, dusk and tide changes make surface schools and bird activity easiest to see — fish the outside or down-current edge of a confirmed school instead of repeatedly casting through its center

A visible school is stronger evidence than the date. Menhaden can compress bluefish, drum and other predators onto an inlet seam or the down-current side of a point.

Swim a paddletail, bucktail or small topwater around the school edge and first nearby depth break, matching the profile actually present.

The event happens over inlet approaches, estuary channels, tributary mouths, windward points and current seams holding visible schooling bait

Striped mullet fall movementActive window

Typical here: Aug 15 – Nov 30 · a broad late-summer and fall search window around inlet-connected routes; the North Carolina fishery is concentrated in September and October, but weather and water temperature move the local pulse

adultlow light and moving water are practical times to check inlet approaches, banks and channel-connected points — confirm a school visually and size the presentation to the fish actually moving

Migrating mullet can organize predators along inlet approaches and channel-connected points, but the window does not guarantee a run at a particular tide.

Work a mullet-size topwater, paddletail or suspending plug beside visible schools and across the first measured break on their route.

The event happens over inlet approaches, channel-connected points, creek mouths and current seams along estuary-to-ocean routes

Recommendations come from depth structure and seasonal species behavior. Treat them as a starting point, not a guarantee. Contours here are interpolated from real agency depth surveys (state DNR / USACE). Never use for navigation. Always check local regulations.

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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 agency bathymetric surveys, so measured depths remain distinct from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.

The outline encloses 5,303 acres, worked by 15.9 miles of shoreline, broken up by an island. A middling shoreline index (1.6) gives it some bays to work without being a maze. Roughly 65% of the water is 15 ft or less, the band where the food chain lives. End to end it runs roughly 5.4 mi, about 2.4 mi across. Glynn County claims this one. Its nearest charted neighbour, Brunswick River, is 1 mi to the southwest.

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. Put Shallow bay flat first on the milk run — a weed flat near 2 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a weedless gold spoon or a paddletail swimbait.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	1 to 8 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (2 ft)	Gold weedless spoon, Paddletail on 1/4 oz jighead
Summer	2 to 12 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (2 ft)	Weedless gold spoon, Paddletail swimbait
Fall	3 to 20 ft	dawn & midday	Jekyll Creek inflow (2 ft)	1/2 oz spoon (schools), Big paddletail
Winter	3 to 15 ft	midday & dawn	Old creek channel (15 ft)	Scented soft plastic on 1/8 oz head, Slow-rolled paddletail

Spotted Seatrout fishing at Saint Simons Sound

Spring puts spotted seatrout in skinny water — 2 to 10 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 4 to 15 ft, wintering in 5 to 20 ft. Spring spotted seatrout concentrate at Shallow bay flat, a prime-rated weed flat around 2 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. A popping cork + shrimp or a 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge) covers the summer program.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 10 ft	dawn & dusk	Shallow bay flat (2 ft)	Topwater walker, Suspending twitchbait
Summer	4 to 15 ft	dawn	Break off the point (11 ft)	Popping cork + shrimp, 1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (deep grass edge)
Fall	3 to 12 ft	dawn	Back-bay flat (5 ft)	Popping cork rig, Soft plastic jerkbait
Winter	5 to 20 ft	midday & dusk	Old creek channel (15 ft)	Suspending twitchbait (long pauses), Scented plastic crawled on bottom

Southern Flounder fishing at Saint Simons Sound

Early season southern flounder use the shallows, holding in 2 to 15 ft. Expect a summer slide to 3 to 18 ft, then a winter hold in 15 to 40 ft. Put Old creek channel first on the milk run — a creek channel near 15 ft that grades prime for spring. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning. Tie on a jighead + gulp swimming mullet or a bucktail tipped with shrimp and you're in the game.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	2 to 15 ft	dawn	Old creek channel (15 ft)	1/4 oz jighead + paddletail (white/chartreuse), Bucktail + Gulp shrimp
Summer	3 to 18 ft	dawn	Old creek channel (15 ft)	Jighead + Gulp swimming mullet, Bucktail tipped with shrimp
Fall	5 to 25 ft	midday	Brunswick River inflow (22 ft)	3/8 oz bucktail + Gulp (passes), Big paddletail on the jetty edge
Winter	15 to 40 ft	midday	Old creek channel (15 ft)	Slow jig + scented grub in the holes

Sheepshead fishing at Saint Simons Sound

Early season sheepshead use the shallows, holding in 5 to 25 ft. Even in summer they hold at 3 to 15 ft; winter keeps them in 10 to 30 ft. The chart's best answer is Jekyll Island Pier — dock line, 4 ft, prime for summer. Best bite is early morning. Tie on a small jig + crab piece and you're in the game.

Season	Depth	Best window	Start at	Go-to baits
Spring	5 to 25 ft	midday & dawn	Jekyll Island Pier (4 ft)	1/4 oz jighead + fiddler, Sheepshead jig + shrimp piece
Summer	3 to 15 ft	dawn	Jekyll Island Pier (4 ft)	Small jig + crab piece
Fall	5 to 20 ft	midday	Jekyll Island Pier (4 ft)	Jighead + shrimp, Small crab jig
Winter	10 to 30 ft	midday	Jekyll Island Pier (4 ft)	Heavier jig + crab (deep pilings)

Notable structure

The chart marks 12 structure features on Saint Simons Sound; the deepest is Deep basin at about 53 ft.

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
Jekyll Island Pier: dock line, around 4 ft
Jekyll Island Pier: dock line, around 4 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

Saint Simons Sound fishing regulations

Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Georgia waters are set by the Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division — and special regulations can apply to Saint Simons Sound specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.

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Common questions

How deep is Saint Simons Sound?

Saint Simons Sound is about 55 ft (17 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetric surveys, so measured depths remain distinct from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source 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. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by 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.

What are the fishing regulations for Saint Simons Sound?

Fishing on Saint Simons Sound is regulated by the Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division. Check the official Georgia regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.

Nearby waters

Brunswick River 1 mi · Saint Andrew Sound 10 mi · Doboy Sound 20 mi · Amelia River 31 mi, GA/FL · Sapelo Sound 31 mi · Altamaha River 65 mi · Doctors Lake 71 mi, FL · Wright River 73 mi, SC/GA · Calibogue Sound 74 mi, SC · Tolomato River 83 mi, FL · Butler Lake 92 mi, FL · Lake Sampson 94 mi, FL

Browse all Georgia fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: NOAA Office of Coast Survey (ENC soundings, MLLW datum). How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.