06-02-2004, 12:02 AM
PIERS:
Cherry Grove Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. No significant king mackerel activity to report. Try floating live menhaden. Blues and whiting are biting well. Most are caught on live or cut shrimp. A five-pound Spanish mackerel was landed using a Gotcha plug. Gold spoons work as well. Several nice black drum in the four to eight pound range were reported using shrimp and bloodworms. Water temperature is 77 degrees.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach): Bait shop open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Blues are the "fish of the month." A prize will be given for the biggest blue caught in May. Water has been somewhat muddy due to windy conditions. Sheepshead have started rolling in. Two nice ones in the six-pound range were caught on fiddler crabs. Spanish mackerel and a few blues are hitting jigged Gotcha plugs. A few spots and whiting are still biting shrimp and cut bait. Water temperature is 76 degrees.
Springmaid Pier: Open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, year-round. Water has been somewhat muddy due to windy conditions, hampering activity. Blues are still biting Gotcha plugs or shrimp. Floating live bait also works. Spanish mackerel are biting as well. Jig with a gold hook or Gotcha plugs.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Small whiting and blues are still providing some activity although the water is somewhat murky. Whiting will take cut or live shrimp. Blues are biting shrimp and Gotcha plugs. A 13-pound tripletail was caught with a live pinfish. The first ever seen for some people.
Surfside Pier: Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Spanish mackerel are biting floating rigs. Jigging with gold hooks or Gotcha plugs is also effective. "Keeper" whiting and blues are biting shrimp or cut bait. Activity has slowed all around due to poor water visibility.
The Pier at Garden City: Open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. King mackerel fishing allowed only during tournaments. A two and a half pound Spanish mackerel was landed. Use jigs with gold hooks or Gotcha plugs. A nice pompano, also two and a half pounds was reported. Catches of blues and whiting have been decent at best. Use shrimp or Gotcha plugs for the blues. Nice sized flounder are biting live mud minnows. Spadefish have started to show up. Use cut bait. Water temperature is about 76 degrees.
Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier (Georgetown): Open 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, with free parking and fishing. A Freshwater Fishing License is required due to brackish water. Visitors also enjoy great bird watching. No report available.
Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Spanish mackerel and blues activity has slacked off tremendously due to murky water. A black drum weighing four pounds, nine ounces was caught in the shallows. Whiting are also still being caught in shallow areas. Use live or cut bait. Water temperature is 78 degrees.
Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier: Pier open 24 hours a day. The Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Flounder are biting very well using live mud minnows or cut shrimp as bait. A few small blues and whiting are biting shrimp.
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Cherry Grove Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. No significant king mackerel activity to report. Try floating live menhaden. Blues and whiting are biting well. Most are caught on live or cut shrimp. A five-pound Spanish mackerel was landed using a Gotcha plug. Gold spoons work as well. Several nice black drum in the four to eight pound range were reported using shrimp and bloodworms. Water temperature is 77 degrees.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach): Bait shop open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Blues are the "fish of the month." A prize will be given for the biggest blue caught in May. Water has been somewhat muddy due to windy conditions. Sheepshead have started rolling in. Two nice ones in the six-pound range were caught on fiddler crabs. Spanish mackerel and a few blues are hitting jigged Gotcha plugs. A few spots and whiting are still biting shrimp and cut bait. Water temperature is 76 degrees.
Springmaid Pier: Open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, year-round. Water has been somewhat muddy due to windy conditions, hampering activity. Blues are still biting Gotcha plugs or shrimp. Floating live bait also works. Spanish mackerel are biting as well. Jig with a gold hook or Gotcha plugs.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Small whiting and blues are still providing some activity although the water is somewhat murky. Whiting will take cut or live shrimp. Blues are biting shrimp and Gotcha plugs. A 13-pound tripletail was caught with a live pinfish. The first ever seen for some people.
Surfside Pier: Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Spanish mackerel are biting floating rigs. Jigging with gold hooks or Gotcha plugs is also effective. "Keeper" whiting and blues are biting shrimp or cut bait. Activity has slowed all around due to poor water visibility.
The Pier at Garden City: Open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. King mackerel fishing allowed only during tournaments. A two and a half pound Spanish mackerel was landed. Use jigs with gold hooks or Gotcha plugs. A nice pompano, also two and a half pounds was reported. Catches of blues and whiting have been decent at best. Use shrimp or Gotcha plugs for the blues. Nice sized flounder are biting live mud minnows. Spadefish have started to show up. Use cut bait. Water temperature is about 76 degrees.
Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier (Georgetown): Open 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, with free parking and fishing. A Freshwater Fishing License is required due to brackish water. Visitors also enjoy great bird watching. No report available.
Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Spanish mackerel and blues activity has slacked off tremendously due to murky water. A black drum weighing four pounds, nine ounces was caught in the shallows. Whiting are also still being caught in shallow areas. Use live or cut bait. Water temperature is 78 degrees.
Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier: Pier open 24 hours a day. The Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Flounder are biting very well using live mud minnows or cut shrimp as bait. A few small blues and whiting are biting shrimp.
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