South Carolina DNR Saltwater report 10-6

Small River – Grand Strand – Charleston – Beaufort – Tides – S.Do. maritime recreational fishing regulations (PDF file). Saltwater Fishing License site.

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Small River (unchanged from Sept. 29)

Cherry Grove Pier studies that excellent numbers of bluefish and some Spanish mackerel are being caught. Modest flounder and spot are also getting picked up.

Grand Strand

Spottail Bass: Quite excellent. Perry’s Bait and Tackle reviews that fall is here! Bull red drum are getting caught off the seashores at Huntington Beach State Park and close to the jetties, in which amazing figures of fish are becoming landed and introduced on minimize bait offerings. Redfish in the creeks are feeding really nicely, with lots of slot sized and greater fish getting caught. The ideal action has been on the incoming tide. Stay mud minnows, live finger mullet, live shrimp and a assortment of synthetic lures will all perform.
Sheepshead and black drum: Very great. Perry’s reports that at the Georgetown jetties large figures of six-7 pound fish have been caught, and at the Murrells Inlet jetties each sheepshead and black drum are feeding well. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig close to the tough structure.
Flounder: Great to quite very good. Perry’s studies that flounder fishing in the area is very hot. A 9 plus pound fish was caught at the jetties in the last week, and flounder are also getting caught on the ledges off the beaches and in the inlets. Forged or troll Carolina rigged reside mud minnows on the bottom above sandy bottoms and close to hard composition. Fishing is often greatest for a few of hours possibly aspect of reduced tide.
Spot: Excellent to very good. Perry’s reviews that spot are jogging off the seashores and in Murrell’s Inlet, and the fishing has been particularly excellent on the increasing tide. Better than usual sized spot are close to, and bloodworms fished on the bottom are difficult to beat – particularly on a two-hook rig.
Surf and Pier report: In addition to red drum and spot, bluefish, whiting, and a common mixed bag can be caught in the surf. Georgetown Landing Marina studies that meat fishing is great, with wahoo, dolphin and tuna all coming again to the docks.

Charleston

Spottail bass: Good. Haddrell’s Position studies that redfish are grouping up in much better figures not too long ago, and there have been some outstanding reviews in the Wando and Stono rivers. Live shrimp, mullet, Gulp! and ZMAN jerkshad have all been working. Significant breeder reds are staging all around the outdated Grillage place and at the jetties.
Sheepshead: Truthful. Haddrell’s Point reviews that sheepshead fishing continues to be decent, and the greatest reviews have arrive from anglers fishing close to bridges or rock piles with major barnacle growth utilizing fiddler crabs or dwell shrimp.
Flounder: Honest. Haddrell’s Point reports that flounder catches have been a small inconsistent, with fish caught on dwell mullet, minnows and Gulp! fished close to inlets and the edges of rock piles. Most encouragingly, Haddrell’s Level reviews that they are viewing excellent figures of trout, and more and much more studies of twenty-forty inch fish. DOA shrimp beneath a popping cork or ZMAN’s new 4&quot PaddlerZ have been the delicate baits of selection, and of course stay shrimp will catch fish.
Folly Seaside Pier: Lots of tiny bluefish, some whiting, black drum and a handful of sheepshead have been caught. Offshore: Haddrell’s Position reports that grouper are being caught in one hundred-one hundred fifty feet of water on live pinfish, cigar minnows, and butterfly jigs. In eighty-130 ft of h2o triggerfish and vermilion snapper have been reported, and the couple of boats that have been out to the Gulf Stream report solid numbers of sailfish in 250-450 ft of h2o and some wahoo in 140-200 feet.

Beaufort

Spottail Bass: Good to very great. Bay Road Outfitters in Beaufort reports that tailing activity has been very good at higher tide, and the best bait is a Gulp! peeler crab on a circle hook. Fish can also be caught with mud minnows fished below a popping cork together the grass. At very low tide fish are chasing shrimp underneath a float. Captain Dan &quotFishin’ Coach&quot Utley in Hilton Head reviews that a fall bite is just about the corner as the h2o clears and temperatures drop, but for now bull reds are beginning to show up. They can be caught with reside and lifeless baits fished on the bottom close to the deep edges of Skull Creek and Calibogue Audio. In the creeks the mid to low outgoing tide has been strongest for redfish. Reduce mullet fished in the deep bends of creeks with construction are holding a couple of slot sized redfish as properly as plenty of scaled-down fish.
Tarpon: Bay Street Outfitters reviews that fish are currently being caught in the Broad River on dwell menhaden. Tarpon should stay till the first cold snap when highs dip under 70 for numerous days. Trout: Bay Road Outfitters reminds anglers to don’t forget to release all trout for the wellbeing of the down fishery. A lot more trout really should be caught when the drinking water cools.
Hunting Island Pier: Some whiting and tiny bluefish are getting caught, but sharks, rays and toadfish are a lot more prolific appropriate now.