Charleston, South Carolina: Haddrell’s Point report

Redfish proceed to be a staple(and readily obtainable) for the lowcountry fisherman appropriate now, being found on flats in scaled-down schools, beneath docks, and along rock piles. Stay shrimp, mud minnows, crab, lower mullet, and several artfiicials these as Gulp! shrimp and ZMAN chatterbaits are all sound baits of alternative for the reds. Just spoke with Capt Mike Waller from Kiawah, and he documented back from yesterday the initial catches of bonnethead sharks this 12 months. Capt Mike also documented some quite nice sheepshead and black drum being discovered on the nearshore reefs. Trout have even now been spotty, with very best numbers becoming caught on stay shrimp and DOA shrimp along shell rakes and the jetties in four-7ft of drinking water. Flounder have begun showing up in our inlets, and sheepshead and can nonetheless also be found inshore about hefty framework, eagerly awaiting a fiddler crab.

Offshore:

A number of days of climate window has permitted us to get in some much more studies from the offshore trolling aspect lately. Capt. Bobby aboard &quotDaymaker&quot charters fished up north near Georgetown hole a few days in the past and documented back a great catch of blackfin tuna, with many being around or above thirty#’s. Also had several reviews of some tiny to mid sized dolphin getting caught so far,along with a few wonderful wahoo, but no massive numbers as of nevertheless. In standard spring trend, the gulfstream is consistently shifting in and out and there has been no &quotset&quot location absolutely everyone is running to Key into temperature breaks, weedlines, and existing rips (these usually run hand-in-hand) for very best good results early in the period.

Report By: Scott Hammond
Haddrell’s Point Tackle &amp Supply
47 S. Windemere Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 573-3474
http://www.haddrellspoint.com