Offshore Blackfin Tuna, Dolphin, and Wahoo

Fished yesterday inshore for the 1st time in a lot of months, and focused myself to attempt and uncover the trout the have been noted as currently being handful of and far amongst here recently. Sadly it seems that our extremely cold winter months may possibly have had a considerable effect on our trout stocks. I bounced seven of my favourite trout places, and only identified one good feminine trout at 21&quot. On the plus side, we found Reds at many of the spots we stopped at with actually good numbers of slot fish and a few well about slot sized reds. Also pulled the hook appropriate beside the boat on a single of the greatest flounder I have observed here locally. Had a blast catching up and fishing with a excellent pal, Royce Breland, and will attempt again for the trout in another week or two to see if they indicate back up in any sort of numbers. Most of the reds had been caught on tiny stay menhaden we caught in the harbor.

Inshore:

As currently mentioned in my private report, trout are getting found but in reduced numbers appropriate now. The trout that are being caught are taking reside shrimp below popping floats, as properly as little menhaden or reside finger mullet. Reds are nevertheless scattering out all around the inshore waters, and can be found along rock piles, creek mouths, shallow flats, and beneath docks. Mud minnows, shrimp, cut mullet, ZMAN baits, and Gulps are all extremely productive proper now for the reds. Flounder are displaying up in stable numbers now, specifically close to our inlets and rock piles in 4-12ft of water easily consuming dwell finger mullet, mud minnows, dwell menhaden, and Jerkshads worked along the bottom.

Offshore:

Yup, it is time. There is no doubt now that when the weather conditions enables, it is well worth making the run. Great reviews of blackfin tuna and wahoo have appear in from the georgetown hole place the past week, with some great reports of wahoo. Capt Bobby on the Daymaker developed 8 wahoo and many blackfin in trip recently, with a lot of getting some quality fish. The much better dolphin reports have been getting discovered out in the deep from 1200 to 1900 ft of h2o, with most of the fish becoming slingers.

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