South Carolina DNR Saltwater report 3-1

***Note winter fishing circumstances will make for sporadic reviews***

Minor River

* Cherry Grove Pier reviews that cold climate has kept most fishermen off the pier, but occasional whiting have been caught by anglers braving the wind and chilly.

Grand Strand

* Inshore: On warmer days anglers report that sight fishing for redfish can be sturdy. Fish are grouped up in large schools, and they will get live mud minnows or Gulp! artificials. Fish the reduced levels of the tide and maneuver in direction of the skittish fish quietly. A number of trout have also been noted caught.

Charleston

* Sheepshead and Black drum: Extremely excellent. Haddrell’s Level studies that sheepshead fishing close to bridges and hard framework is in complete swing, and catching significant numbers of very good sized sheepshead is quite doable. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig.
* Spottail Bass: Fair to excellent. Haddrell’s Level reviews that redfish are nevertheless grouped up in massive schools, and they are starting up to bite a lot more persistently with slightly warmer temperatures. It is not impossible to catch 15-30 redfish on a single reduced tide. Gulp! Jerkshad, Mirrolures, Zman Rain MinnowZ and lower bait have all been productive the previous week or two.

Beaufort

* Redfish: Drinking water temperatures have started to warm somewhat and the redfish are even now schooled up extremely tight on the primary river mud/shell flats. Feeding behavior is minimal with there getting really small bait on the flats. The main objective for these flats fish is to prevent currently being eaten by dolphin and at instances can turn into extremely wary and spooked with a minimal amount of boat noise. The finest fishing will occur all around very low water three hrs or so on either facet of lower tide. Weedless jigs tipped with mud minnows or Carolina rigged lower mullet will produce fantastic outcomes as the reds get relocating once more in the feeder creeks.