06-02-2004, 12:02 AM
INSHORE (State Waters):
Cherry Grove: Flounder fishing has tapered off. They will bite live mud minnows. You can also catch a scattered blue trolling with Clark spoons on the top in open inlets. Red drum are few, but large spotted sea trout are in the Little River inlet fishing with a float and live shrimp. King mackerel can be found over live bottoms such as the Jungle or the 65-foot Hole. Use live bait.
Murrells Inlet: Good-sized sheepshead are biting fiddler crabs and live shrimp at the jetties. Flounder fishing is good using mud minnows in the inlets. King mackerel are moving closer inshore and have been reported near the 3-Mile or Paradise Reef (PA-15). Slow troll or drift with live bait. Near shore live or rocky bottoms are producing nice sea bass. Use cigar minnows or squid.
Charleston Area: Red drum are in the creeks and around the jetties. Dynamite Hole and the Grillage, behind Fort Moultrie are good spots for larger fish. Use live shrimp or mud minnows. Sheepshead will bite fiddler crabs at the jetties. Spotted sea trout and flounder activity is good in the Wando and Cooper Rivers. Use live mud minnows under a float. Spanish mackerel have been reported at the north end of the jetties. Try a Sure Shot casting jig. Blues are starting to show up and amberjacks and tarpon should be here soon as well.
Edisto River/St. Helena Sound: Red drum are being caught over oyster beds using live shrimp. Good catches of spotted sea trout and whiting have been reported in the creeks. Use shrimp or cut bait such as mullet. Cobia are still being caught using live eels nearshore in inlets and rivers.
Beaufort Area: The Broad River is still providing cobia. Use chum to coax them up and live eels to bring them in. Tarpon have begun to show up in the mouths of sounds and inlets. Use live bait. Whiting are biting cut shrimp over sandy bottoms, in the surf and all ocean inlets. Red drum and spotted sea trout can be taken there as well using a cork and live minnows or shrimp. Flounder have moved into ocean inlets and will bite live finger mullet.
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Cherry Grove: Flounder fishing has tapered off. They will bite live mud minnows. You can also catch a scattered blue trolling with Clark spoons on the top in open inlets. Red drum are few, but large spotted sea trout are in the Little River inlet fishing with a float and live shrimp. King mackerel can be found over live bottoms such as the Jungle or the 65-foot Hole. Use live bait.
Murrells Inlet: Good-sized sheepshead are biting fiddler crabs and live shrimp at the jetties. Flounder fishing is good using mud minnows in the inlets. King mackerel are moving closer inshore and have been reported near the 3-Mile or Paradise Reef (PA-15). Slow troll or drift with live bait. Near shore live or rocky bottoms are producing nice sea bass. Use cigar minnows or squid.
Charleston Area: Red drum are in the creeks and around the jetties. Dynamite Hole and the Grillage, behind Fort Moultrie are good spots for larger fish. Use live shrimp or mud minnows. Sheepshead will bite fiddler crabs at the jetties. Spotted sea trout and flounder activity is good in the Wando and Cooper Rivers. Use live mud minnows under a float. Spanish mackerel have been reported at the north end of the jetties. Try a Sure Shot casting jig. Blues are starting to show up and amberjacks and tarpon should be here soon as well.
Edisto River/St. Helena Sound: Red drum are being caught over oyster beds using live shrimp. Good catches of spotted sea trout and whiting have been reported in the creeks. Use shrimp or cut bait such as mullet. Cobia are still being caught using live eels nearshore in inlets and rivers.
Beaufort Area: The Broad River is still providing cobia. Use chum to coax them up and live eels to bring them in. Tarpon have begun to show up in the mouths of sounds and inlets. Use live bait. Whiting are biting cut shrimp over sandy bottoms, in the surf and all ocean inlets. Red drum and spotted sea trout can be taken there as well using a cork and live minnows or shrimp. Flounder have moved into ocean inlets and will bite live finger mullet.
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