South Carolina DNR Saltwater report 3-13

Small River – Grand Strand – Charleston – Beaufort – Tides – S.C. marine recreational fishing rules (PDF file). Saltwater Fishing License website.

Fishing developments courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check out the website for recent updates and in depth reviews.

***Notice winter fishing situations will make for sporadic reports***

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 cold.

Grand Strand

* Inshore: On warmer days anglers report that sight fishing for redfish can be powerful. Fish are grouped up in big universities, and they will get dwell mud minnows or Gulp! artificials. Fish the reduced stages of the tide and maneuver towards the skittish fish quietly. A number of trout have also been reported caught.

Charleston

* Sheepshead and Black drum: Good to really great. Haddrell’s Level reviews that huge sheepshead and black drum are still being discovered at the nearshore reefs. Inshore sheepshead fishing has also turned back on about jetties, bridges, and rock piles located in the vicinity of deep drinking water access. Fish fiddler crabs or clam pieces vertically on a Carolina rig.
* Spottail Bass: Fair to excellent. Haddrell’s Level reports that redfish are nevertheless grouped up in big schools on shallow flats, but they have also started off to be observed around docks and rock piles. Live shrimp, mud minnows, minimize mullet, Gulp! Jerkshad, Mirrolures and Zman Rain MinnowZ have all been productive recently. Trout: Increasing. Haddrell’s Point reviews that a handful of trout are currently being caught in 6-ten feet of drinking water using suspending baits (these kinds of as the Mirro-Lure MirroDine or Bomber’s Ba-Donk-A-Donk SS series) or finesse type soft plastics.

Beaufort

* Spottail Bass: Very good to extremely great. Bay Road Outfitters in Beaufort reports that wind has produced fishing hard at times, but the h2o is quite apparent and fish are still schooled up and consuming properly. The finest bite has been all around reduced tide, and on spinning tackle Redfish Magic and Gulp! baits have been creating on a fairly light jighead. For fly fishermen, CG Crafty Shrimp and the Bay Road Bunny in root beer color have been working. On higher stages of the tide blind casting with jigheads and Gulp! can catch fish, and working the grass edges with gold spoons or grubs under a popping cork can also be productive. Fiddler crabs are not out nevertheless. Captain Dan &quotFishin’ Coach&quot Utley in Hilton Head reviews that this late winter season continues to supply awesome fishing. Fish are still grouped up in huge colleges on the flats, and they are extremely prepared to get a jighead tipped with Gulp! shrimp. On lower stages of the tide sight fishing has been productive.
* Trout: Bay Street Outfitters reports that the trout fishing really should commence to decide on up quickly.