South Carolina DNR Saltwater fishing report 10-28

Tiny River – Grand Strand – Charleston – Beaufort – Tides – S.C. marine recreational fishing regulations (PDF file). Saltwater Fishing License web site.

Fishing tendencies courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Examine the site for recent updates and comprehensive studies.

Little River (unchanged from Oct. 20)

In the shallow creeks and ICW slot-sized redfish, trout and flounder can all be caught on reside mullet or mud minnows under a popping cork. Minimize mullet has also been landing black drum, whiting, and croaker.

Grand Strand

Spottail Bass: Quite excellent. Perry’s Bait and Tackle reviews that fishing is hot! Bull red drum are being caught off most of the area beaches from Pawley’s Island to Myrtle Beach and at the Murrells Inlet Jetties on reduce bait. A number of slot-sized fish are staying caught in the surf, but most of the fish are 30-42 inches. Slot sized redfish are feeding effectively in the creeks exactly where the very best motion has been on the incoming tide. Reside mud minnows, are living finger mullet, are living shrimp and a range of synthetic lures will all function.
Bluefish: Quite good. Perry’s reports that the bluefish operate is on, and very very good numbers of fish are feeding effectively in the surf. Most fish are in the 12-inch assortment, but there are 3-5 pound bluefish mixed in. Lower mullet are tough to conquer.
Spot: Great to very very good. Perry’s studies that spot fishing is off and on, but in the very last handful of days they have been sizzling in Murrell’s Inlet. Bloodworms fished on the bottom are hard to defeat – especially on a two-hook rig.
Flounder: Very good. Perry’s reviews that flounder fishing is even now powerful, and although numbers are down measurements are up. Flounder are being caught on the ledges off the beaches and in the inlets. Cast or troll Carolina rigged reside mud minnows on the bottom about sandy bottoms and all around tough structure. Fishing is usually ideal for a couple of hours both aspect of low tide.
Black drum and sheepshead: Reasonable to very good. Perry’s studies that small black drum and very good sheepshead are feeding properly at the Murrell’s Inlet Jetties on fiddler crabs and shrimp. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig shut to the tough construction.
Trout: Great. Perry’s reports that off Garden City weakfish are feeding effectively on minimize mullet fished in the surf. Noticed seatrout are feeding effectively in the creeks on reside shrimp beneath cork towards the grass or around oysters, but most fish are in the 11-13 inch variety.
Surf and Pier report: In addition to the over, bull whiting have been powerful off the Garden Town Pier. They are feeding very best on refreshing shrimp fished on the bottom on the reduced to middle rising tide.

Charleston

Redfish: Extremely excellent. Haddrell’s Position reviews the redfish are completely chomping seemingly almost everything that swims in front of them. Are living baits (minnows and shrimp) are often an simple bet for tangling with some reds, but this is the time of yr in which artificials can be each little bit as productive. Gulp! shrimp, jerkshads, Zman PaddlerZ, DOA shrimp, chatterbaits are solid choices. The numbers of fish schooling on the flats at low tide is increasing appropriate now, as nicely as there are even now plenty of reds hanging around composition this kind of as docks and rock piles.
Trout: Very good. Haddrell’s Point reports the trout bite has turn into much more consistent and they are starting up to see some pretty great dimensions fish as nicely. Shell rakes in 4-6ft of h2o with a great latest movement are nearly sure bets to maintain some fish, with DOA shrimp, Zman MinnowZ, suspending Mirrolures, and Tremendous Spook Jr’s for the early topwater bite will all be reliable selections to have in your arsenal for the fall trout bite.
Sheepshead: Excellent. Haddrell’s Stage reviews the sheepshead bite is turning vast open. A live shrimp below a float can be just as lethal as the typical fiddler crabs. Goal 4-12 ft of h2o around practically any form of hefty structure.

Beaufort (unchanged from Oct. 20)

Redfish: Great. On major river oyster flats and in smaller sized creeks close to structure. Reds are feeding heavily on shrimp so &quotlivies&quot are tough to conquer. Scented synthetic shrimp such as DOA, Gulp!, and Z-Guy Shrimpz are all great substitutes for the artificial enthusiasts. Reds can be located schooled up and pushing h2o on the flats during the reduce 50 % of the tide cycle, then can be found scattered in the grass tailing in the upper half of the tides. They have actually started out feeding seriously these previous few weeks getting ready for the winter months, so now is the time for great numbers and lots of about slot fish on a range of baits, lures, and presentations.
Trout: Very good. A lot of trout are becoming caught on the main river white shell flats through the higher part of the tide when the drinking water is clearest. The approach of alternative is a live shrimp fished 2-5 feet under a popping cork but soft plastics on jigheads and DOAs are also successful.
Flounder: Good. Flounder fishing in the place has been previously mentioned regular all year and this fall is adhering to fit. Numerous keeper sized flounder are getting documented caught on are living shrimp on the oyster flats and close to docks with framework. Sheephead: Good. Around dock pilings (specially concrete) with large progress. The decrease fifty percent of the tide seems to be a lot more productive and fiddler crabs are the bait of alternative fished on quick-leadered Carolina rigs.