South Carolina DNR Saltwater report 9-28

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

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Tiny River

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

Grand Strand

Spottail Bass: Very good. Perry’s Bait and Tackle studies that fall is right here! Bull red drum are becoming caught off the beaches at Huntington Seaside State Park and around the jetties, in which impressive figures of fish are currently being landed and unveiled on lower bait offerings. Redfish in the creeks are feeding very nicely, with a lot of slot sized and larger fish currently being caught. The very best action has been on the incoming tide. Live mud minnows, dwell finger mullet, are living shrimp and a variety of synthetic lures will all work.
Sheepshead and black drum: Extremely great.Perry’s reviews that at the Georgetown jetties huge figures of six-7 pound fish have been caught, and at the Murrells Inlet jetties equally sheepshead and black drum are feeding nicely. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig near to the hard construction.
Flounder: Great to extremely great. Perry’s studies that flounder fishing in the area is very hot. Cast or troll Carolina rigged are living mud minnows on the bottom in excess of sandy bottoms and close to hard composition.
Spot: Excellent to extremely very good. Perry’s reports that spot are running off the seashores and in Murrell’s Inlet, and the fishing has been specifically excellent on the soaring tide. Much better than normal sized spot are close to, and bloodworms fished on the bottom are tough to defeat – especially on a two-hook rig.
Surf and Pier report: In addition to red drum and spot, bluefish, whiting, and a standard mixed bag can be caught in the surf.

Charleston

Spottail bass: Good. Haddrell’s Level reports that redfish are grouping up in far better figures recently, and there have been some exceptional reports in the Wando and Stono rivers. Dwell shrimp, mullet, Gulp! and ZMAN jerkshad have all been working. Big breeder reds are staging close to the previous Grillage location and at the jetties.
Sheepshead: Fair. Haddrell’s Position reports that sheepshead fishing continues to be good, and the ideal reports have arrive from anglers fishing all around bridges or rock piles with heavy barnacle expansion employing fiddler crabs or reside shrimp.
Flounder: Honest. Haddrell’s Position reviews that flounder catches have been a tiny inconsistent, with fish caught on are living mullet, minnows and Gulp! fished close to inlets and the edges of rock piles.
Folly Seaside Pier: Lots of modest bluefish, some whiting, black drum and a few sheepshead have been caught.

Beaufort

Spottail Bass: Good to very good. Bay Street Outfitters in Beaufort reports that tailing activity has been extremely good at high tide, and the best bait is a Gulp! peeler crab on a circle hook. Fish can also be caught with mud minnows fished beneath a popping cork alongside the grass. At reduced tide fish are chasing shrimp under a float. Captain Dan “Fishin’ Coach” Utley in Hilton Head reviews that a fall bite is just around the corner as the water clears and temperatures drop, but for now bull reds are starting to display up. They can be caught with dwell and lifeless baits fished on the bottom in close proximity to the deep edges of Skull Creek and Calibogue Audio. In the creeks the mid to very low outgoing tide has been strongest for redfish. Lower mullet fished in the deep bends of creeks with framework are holding a number of slot sized redfish as effectively as a lot of more compact fish.
Tarpon: Bay Road Outfitters reviews that fish are becoming caught in the Broad River on are living menhaden. Tarpon must stay until finally the very first cold snap when highs dip below 70 for a number of days.