News & Events
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Upcoming Tournaments and Events
2. On Friday, June 1st, from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a full moon and an 9.0 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
3. On Thursday, June 7th, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
4. On Monday, June 11th, through Sunday, June 17th, the Coffee Bluff Inshore Fishing Club will be holding it’s monthly tournament. June’s format is the single biggest tripletail! Calcutta’s will be for redfish, speckled trout, and flounder. Also, this is the weekend of the quarterly cookout…anyone interested in joining this fun club, stop by for details!
5. On Friday, June 22nd, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island!Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
6. On Saturday, June 23rd, from 5:00 am until 8:00 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
7. On Saturday, June 23rd, through Sunday, July 15th, will be the 3rd Annual Tripletail Rodeo…entry fee is $50 per angler. You have 23 days to weigh in 2 tripletail…no culling is allowed throughout the 23 days, so make sure you have your two big ones when you weigh in! You can weigh them in on separate days, or both together. Fish must be caught in Georgia waters…The heaviest weight of 2 tripletail will win the purse. It takes 2 tripletail to win…that is to say, 2 small tripletail will beat a huge single tripletail. If nobody catches 2 throughout the tournament, then the single biggest tripletail will win it all.
8. On Saturday, June 30th, from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a new moon and an 8.9 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
9. On Thursday, July 5th, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation - http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
10. On Saturday, July 7th, from 5:30 am until 8:30 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
11. On Friday, July 20th, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation - http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
12. On Monday, July 30th, from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a full moon and an 8.9 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
2012′s Remaining Tournament and Events
Here is a summary list of tournaments, events, seminars, and trips that Coffee Bluff Marina will be hosting throughout the remainder of 2012. We’ll post details about each as the date gets nearer…please join us!On Thursday, August 2nd, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
On Sunday, August 5th, from 5:00 am until 8:00 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
On Friday, August 17th,from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
On Tuesday, August 28th, from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a full moon and an 8.8 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
On Friday, September 7th, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
Saturday, September 8th, 2012, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing will be on hand at Coffee Bluff Marina for a kayak fishing seminar – Kayak Fishing 101. This is an instructional seminar for the basics of kayak fishing. There will be 2 hours of land instruction on the kayak, equipment, safety, predators and prey that you are targeting, and knowing how to locate and catch redfish, speckled trout, and flounder. Then, there will be 2 hours of instruction on the water covering basic paddling, anchoring, positioning, and target recognition. The cost for the seminar is $40 per angler. Bring your own kayak, or if you don’t have a kayak, Coffee Bluff Marina will rent one to you at 50% off normal rates…which is $15 for the seminar. You can visit Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing by following this link – http://www.coastalgeorgiakayakfishing.com/. Seating is limited, and all classes must be paid at time of reservation.
Saturday, September 15th, 2012, from 6:00 am until 11:00 am, Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing will be on hand at Coffee Bluff Marina for a kayak fishing seminar - Topwater Blowups Advanced Seminar. This is a mothership seminar, where you, your kayaks, and your instructor will be carried by powerboat to a remote location and dropped off in trout country. The instructional mothership seminar consists of lure selection, how to work the lure properly, lure presentation, tackle recommendations, and target recognition. The cost for the seminar is $100 per angler. Bring your own kayak, or if you don’t have a kayak, Coffee Bluff Marina will rent one to you at 50% off normal rates…which is $15 for the seminar. You can visit Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing by following this link – http://www.coastalgeorgiakayakfishing.com/. Seating is limited, and all classes must be paid at time of reservation.
On Sunday, September 16th, from 7:00 am until 11:00 am, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a new moon and an 9.0 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
On Friday, September 21st, from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
On Saturday, September 29th, from 7:00 am until 10:00 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
Saturday, September 29th, 2012, from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing will be on hand at Coffee Bluff Marina for a kayak fishing seminar - Running of the Bulls Advanced Seminar. This is a mothership seminar, where you, your kayaks, and your instructor will be carried by powerboat to a remote location and dropped off in a big bull redfish country! The instructional mothership seminar consists of rigging, bait selections, bait presentation, and fighting/landing the big fish. The cost for the seminar is $100 per angler. Bring your own kayak, or if you don’t have a kayak, Coffee Bluff Marina will rent one to you at 50% off normal rates…which is $15 for the seminar. You can visit Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing by following this link – http://www.coastalgeorgiakayakfishing.com/. Seating is limited, and all classes must be paid at time of reservation.
On Sunday, September 30th, from 7:00 am until 11:00 am, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a full moon and an 8.8 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
On Friday, October 5th,from 9 am until 1 pm, we will lead an Educational Field Trip to Ossabaw Island! Take a step back in time and witness one of Georgia’s barrier islands the way life use to be! We’ll depart the marina at 9 am, and you’ll get to see and experience the marshes of coastal Georgia. There is plenty of wildlife and points of interest in our 30 minute boat ride to Ossabaw Island, where you’ll first learn a little about the Ossabaw Island Foundation – http://www.ossabawisland.org. You will then be led on a 3 hour field trip of the northern section of the island, where you’ll witness history right before your eyes! You’ll see the North Island Plantation site, the longest unpaved road in the State of Georgia, and see the archaeological significance of the old tabby slave cabins, which has received a good deal of national attention the past few years. Access to Ossabaw Island is limited, and this is one field trip you will forever remember! The cost is $100 per person, and includes the boat ride, guide fees, captain’s fees, and Ossabaw Foundation fees.
On Saturday, October 6th, from 6:30 am until 9:30 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
On Sunday, October 7th, from 7:00 am until 12:oo pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will hold a “Running of the Bull’s” Redfish Seminar! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to target and catch big bull reds, this is the seminar for you! We’ll cover the rigging and the baits, proper rod and reel selection, then load up in our boat and head out to the shoals to catch some 40 inch fish! The seminar fee is $80 per angler.
On Sunday, October 14th, from 6:00 am until 10:00 am, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a new moon and an 9.2 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
Saturday, October 20th, 2012, from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm, Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing will be on hand at Coffee Bluff Marina for a kayak fishing seminar - Reds in the Grass Advanced Seminar. This is a mothership seminar, where you, your kayaks, and your instructor will be carried by powerboat to a remote location and dropped off in a redfish haven for sightcasting in the flooded grass plains! The instructional mothership seminar consists of target recognition, lure selection, rigging, lure presentation, sight casting, standing and sighting. The cost for the seminar is $100 per angler. Bring your own kayak, or if you don’t have a kayak, Coffee Bluff Marina will rent one to you at 50% off normal rates…which is $15 for the seminar. You can visit Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing by following this link – http://www.coastalgeorgiakayakfishing.com/. Seating is limited, and all classes must be paid at time of reservation.
On Sunday, October 28th, from 6:00 am until 10:00 am, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a full moon and an 8.8 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
On Saturday, November 3rd, from 5:30 am until 8:30 am, we will have a Topwater Trout Seminar. We’ll depart the marina early on a 22 foot Pathfinder, and make our way to some speckled trout waters a short distance away. We’ll show you how to locate trout, and what kind of topwater lures work best for the conditions. We’ll go over the casting skills, rods & reels desired, and line strength, plus show you how to properly work your baits to target and catch speckled trout when blowing up a topwater bait! Seats are limited, and cost is $60 per angler. Call early to reserve your seat…put your float and live bait away and learn how to bust big trout on artificial lures!
Saturday, November 10th, 2012, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm, Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing will be on hand at Coffee Bluff Marina for a kayak fishing seminar – Kayak Fishing 101. This is an instructional seminar for the basics of kayak fishing. There will be 2 hours of land instruction on the kayak, equipment, safety, predators and prey that you are targeting, and knowing how to locate and catch redfish, speckled trout, and flounder. Then, there will be 2 hours of instruction on the water covering basic paddling, anchoring, positioning, and target recognition. The cost for the seminar is $40 per angler. Bring your own kayak, or if you don’t have a kayak, Coffee Bluff Marina will rent one to you at 50% off normal rates…which is $15 for the seminar. You can visit Coastal Georgia Kayak Fishing by following this link – http://www.coastalgeorgiakayakfishing.com/. Seating is limited, and all classes must be paid at time of reservation.
On Saturday, November 17th, from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm, Coffee Bluff Marina will conduct a “Redfish in the Grass” Seminar. With a new moon and an 9.3 tide, that only means one thing…flooded grass! And, when the grass gets flooded, redfish get up in the grass to search for food! If you’ve ever wanted to see what a tailing redfish looks like, this is a great seminar. On the way to the flooded prairies, we cover different types of baits and rigging, and then we’ll show you what type of geographical terrain you are looking for to find these fish. Once there, we don our waders and start stalking, showing you how to locate, cast, and hopefully catch tailing reds! The cost of this seminar is $60 per angler.
Saturday, December 15th, Coffee Bluff Marina will be host to the 4th Annual Christmas Light Parade and Chili Cookoff!
Reservation and Cancellation Policy
If a reservation is made within 14 days of a trip, seminar, or any other function, then full payment is due immediately.If a reservation is made more than 14 days out from the event, a 50% deposit is due immediately to hold the reservation, and a check can be mailed to Coffee Bluff Marina, or a credit card can be given over the phone. The balance of the event fee is due 14 days prior to the event trip.
If a reservation is cancelled outside of 14 days from the event, and the reservation was paid for by cash or check, then a 100% refund will be given. If the reservation was made by credit card, then a 5% administrative fee will be charged, and the balance refunded.
If a reservation is cancelled within 14 days of the event, AND the seats can be filled, then a refund will be given based on the conditions listed in #3. If the seats cannot be filled, then the reservation WILL NOT be given a refund.
If a trip is cancelled due to inclement weather that is decided by Coffee Bluff Marina, then a 100% refund will be given regardless of how the trip was paid for…cash, check, or credit card.
