Post by Steve Sutton on Jun 10, 2010 17:23:39 GMT -5
June 14, 2010 DNR News (803) 667-0696
The following information is provided courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.net/environment/water/fish.
Little River
Inshore: Fishing has been consistently strong. The inshore salt creeks, channels and docks are steadily producing flounder, bluefish and trout on live mud minnows and pogies. Cut shrimp are producing croaker, whiting and black drum. Best fishing is early in the tidal phases before the water is really running, and also fishing the highly oxygenated surface rips where brackish and salt water meet.
Cherry Grove Pier: Small Spanish and medium sized bluefish are both biting well off the pier right now, and whiting are also being caught.
Grand Strand
Spottail bass: Very good. Redfish are feeding heavily in the creeks on moving tides at the mouths of feeder creeks and around shell banks. Flounder fishermen are catching them as a by-catch, and other fishermen are specifically targeting them. Live mud minnows, live finger mullet, live shrimp and a variety of artificial lures will all work. Bull red drum are being caught off the beach at the south end of Litchfield, and off boats fishing the end of the North Jetty wall in Murrells Inlet. Fresh cut mullet and sections of blue crabs are popular baits for bull drum.
Charleston
Spottail Bass and Trout: Very good. Topwater action has been very good lately early in the mornings. Nice trout and redfish have been picking up the topwater baits, and when they slow down on top a Mirrolure Mirrodine suspending bait will catch them. Fishing live shrimp under a rattling float around shell rakes and rock piles in 3-8 feet of water is a surefire way to catch fish. Flounder: Good. Good reports coming from inlets and around rock piles. Mud minnows, finger mullet and live menhaden fished slowly along the bottom will all produce. Sheepshead: Good. Sheepshead have been numerous around bridges and jetties, and the fish are more than willing to take a fiddler crab. Overall sheepshead have generally been on the smaller side lately. Folly Beach Pier (843-588-3474) reports that some whiting and bluefish in the 1-2 pound range have been picked up off the pier, and a few black drum. Occasional kings and Spanish are being caught, and a few sea trout have also been landed.
Nearshore: Good reports of Spanish mackerel schooling in the mornings around Castle Pinckney and along the tideline just outside the jetties. Throw Clark spoons or small casting jigs for best success when the Spanish are up and busting bait on the surface.
Offshore: The dolphin bite is wide open right now and some nice sized fish are showing up. Most boats have been fishing in 150-400ft of water. Blue marlin reports have also rampant, and some very large marlin have been jumped.
Beaufort
Spottail Bass: Good. Fish are finally in a summer pattern. Redfish are turned on, and good numbers are being caught on both high and low tides. Tailing activity is good with fish "reasonably abundant" on the good tailing tides. For tailing fish cast gold spoons or fly patterns, and on lower tides fish will take a variety of live baits and artificial lures. Cobia: Fair to good. Cobia fishing has been pretty good, but no huge fish seem to have showed up in the Broad River yet. Bay Street Outfitters has landed multiple fish on the fly, including some cobia up to 40 pounds. They are mainly sight fishing for cruising fish, but there is also plenty of anchor fishing with live menhaden going on. Paradise Pier: Flounder fishing was good a couple of weeks ago but has now slowed. A few sharks and rays are being picked up.
For South Carolina marine recreational fishing regulations: www.dnr.state.sc.us/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf
Visit the Saltwater Fishing License Web site at saltwaterfishing.sc.gov
June 14, 2010 DNR News (803) 667-0696
S.C. WEEKLY TIDETABLE: Tides at Charleston (Customhouse Wharf)
Get specific tide information for various SC stations from NOAA at:
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides10/tpred2.html#SC
MONDAY, June 14
04:10AM -0.3 L
10:07AM 5.0 H
04:09PM -0.6 L
10:29PM 6.4 H
TUESDAY, June 15
04:59AM -0.3 L
11:02AM 5.1 H
05:03PM -0.5 L
11:20PM 6.3 H
WEDNESDAY, June 16
05:49AM -0.4 L
11:58AM 5.2 H
05:59PM -0.3 L
THURSDAY, June 17
12:13AM 6.1 H
06:40AM -0.4 L
12:57PM 5.3 H
06:59PM -0.1 L
FRIDAY, June 18
01:07AM 5.8 H
07:33AM -0.4 L
01:57PM 5.5 H
08:01PM 0.1 L
SATURDAY, June 19
02:03AM 5.5 H
08:27AM -0.4 L
02:58PM 5.7 H
09:05PM 0.2 L
SUNDAY, June 20
03:00AM 5.2 H
09:23AM -0.3 L
03:57PM 5.8 H
10:09PM 0.3 L
The following information is provided courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.net/environment/water/fish.
Little River
Inshore: Fishing has been consistently strong. The inshore salt creeks, channels and docks are steadily producing flounder, bluefish and trout on live mud minnows and pogies. Cut shrimp are producing croaker, whiting and black drum. Best fishing is early in the tidal phases before the water is really running, and also fishing the highly oxygenated surface rips where brackish and salt water meet.
Cherry Grove Pier: Small Spanish and medium sized bluefish are both biting well off the pier right now, and whiting are also being caught.
Grand Strand
Spottail bass: Very good. Redfish are feeding heavily in the creeks on moving tides at the mouths of feeder creeks and around shell banks. Flounder fishermen are catching them as a by-catch, and other fishermen are specifically targeting them. Live mud minnows, live finger mullet, live shrimp and a variety of artificial lures will all work. Bull red drum are being caught off the beach at the south end of Litchfield, and off boats fishing the end of the North Jetty wall in Murrells Inlet. Fresh cut mullet and sections of blue crabs are popular baits for bull drum.
Charleston
Spottail Bass and Trout: Very good. Topwater action has been very good lately early in the mornings. Nice trout and redfish have been picking up the topwater baits, and when they slow down on top a Mirrolure Mirrodine suspending bait will catch them. Fishing live shrimp under a rattling float around shell rakes and rock piles in 3-8 feet of water is a surefire way to catch fish. Flounder: Good. Good reports coming from inlets and around rock piles. Mud minnows, finger mullet and live menhaden fished slowly along the bottom will all produce. Sheepshead: Good. Sheepshead have been numerous around bridges and jetties, and the fish are more than willing to take a fiddler crab. Overall sheepshead have generally been on the smaller side lately. Folly Beach Pier (843-588-3474) reports that some whiting and bluefish in the 1-2 pound range have been picked up off the pier, and a few black drum. Occasional kings and Spanish are being caught, and a few sea trout have also been landed.
Nearshore: Good reports of Spanish mackerel schooling in the mornings around Castle Pinckney and along the tideline just outside the jetties. Throw Clark spoons or small casting jigs for best success when the Spanish are up and busting bait on the surface.
Offshore: The dolphin bite is wide open right now and some nice sized fish are showing up. Most boats have been fishing in 150-400ft of water. Blue marlin reports have also rampant, and some very large marlin have been jumped.
Beaufort
Spottail Bass: Good. Fish are finally in a summer pattern. Redfish are turned on, and good numbers are being caught on both high and low tides. Tailing activity is good with fish "reasonably abundant" on the good tailing tides. For tailing fish cast gold spoons or fly patterns, and on lower tides fish will take a variety of live baits and artificial lures. Cobia: Fair to good. Cobia fishing has been pretty good, but no huge fish seem to have showed up in the Broad River yet. Bay Street Outfitters has landed multiple fish on the fly, including some cobia up to 40 pounds. They are mainly sight fishing for cruising fish, but there is also plenty of anchor fishing with live menhaden going on. Paradise Pier: Flounder fishing was good a couple of weeks ago but has now slowed. A few sharks and rays are being picked up.
For South Carolina marine recreational fishing regulations: www.dnr.state.sc.us/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf
Visit the Saltwater Fishing License Web site at saltwaterfishing.sc.gov
June 14, 2010 DNR News (803) 667-0696
S.C. WEEKLY TIDETABLE: Tides at Charleston (Customhouse Wharf)
Get specific tide information for various SC stations from NOAA at:
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tides10/tpred2.html#SC
MONDAY, June 14
04:10AM -0.3 L
10:07AM 5.0 H
04:09PM -0.6 L
10:29PM 6.4 H
TUESDAY, June 15
04:59AM -0.3 L
11:02AM 5.1 H
05:03PM -0.5 L
11:20PM 6.3 H
WEDNESDAY, June 16
05:49AM -0.4 L
11:58AM 5.2 H
05:59PM -0.3 L
THURSDAY, June 17
12:13AM 6.1 H
06:40AM -0.4 L
12:57PM 5.3 H
06:59PM -0.1 L
FRIDAY, June 18
01:07AM 5.8 H
07:33AM -0.4 L
01:57PM 5.5 H
08:01PM 0.1 L
SATURDAY, June 19
02:03AM 5.5 H
08:27AM -0.4 L
02:58PM 5.7 H
09:05PM 0.2 L
SUNDAY, June 20
03:00AM 5.2 H
09:23AM -0.3 L
03:57PM 5.8 H
10:09PM 0.3 L