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December 19, 2009

Little River

* Inshore: Captain Michael Rutenberg reports that big red drum are being found at the Little River Jetties and can be caught on cut bait fished on a stout Carolina rig. Trout are moving back into the IntraCoastal Waterway and striper should show up in the brackish waters soon. Spots are in the marshes in good numbers.
Cherry Grove Pier: The sheepshead bite off the pier has slowed down and small flounder, bluefish and whiting are making up the bulk of the catch.

Grand Strand

Spottail Bass: Good. Perry's Bait and Tackle reports that the spottail bass bite is outstanding. Very good catches of slot sized red drum and short fish in the 13 inch range continue to be made in the creeks. On low tide fish can be found on creek edges and patrolling around oyster rakes; on higher tides the fish will move alongside and then into the grass. Artificials, live shrimp and mud minnows will all work. Bigger fish are being caught in the surf and around the jetties.
Black Drum: Good. Black drum are biting very well at the jetties and in deep holes in the creek. Use live or cut shrimp.
Spotted Sea Trout: Fair. Perry's reports that the trout bite is off and on. Look in Murrells Inlet area creeks and the creeks behind Pawley's Island and fish in holes at lower stages of the tide and along the grass on higher tides. Live shrimp (available for another week or two at Perry's Bait and Tackle) fished under a float or DOA shrimp will work.
Flounder: Fair. A few flounder are still being caught in the creeks on live mud minnows pulled across the bottom, but most fish have headed offshore.
Surf and Pier Report: Good numbers of whiting, a few blues and red drum are making up the main surf and pier catch.

Charleston

Sheepshead: Good. Haddrell's Point reports that sheepshead are congregated and feeding heavily near inlets and deep water as they fatten up in preparation for heading offshore during the winter. Fiddle crabs, live shrimp or clam strips fished vertically against any heavy structure near deep water will all work.
Spottail Bass: Very good. Haddrell's Point reports that plenty of redfish are schooled up beside rock piles and at creek mouths, and at low tide good schools of "teenager" sized fish are feeding on the shallow flats. Live shrimp, minnows or Gulp! will all catch fish.
Trout: Good. Haddrell's Point reports that trout fishing has slowed in the last week, probably because of the full moon and dirty water from the extreme tides. Fish can be found in 6-10 feet of water along small ledges and structure that redirects current flow. Throw DOA Shrimp, Gulp! Jerk Shads, and ZMAN Streakz and work the baits very slowly as temperatures drop.
Offshore: Haddrell's Point reports that big wahoo and blackfin tuna have been caught around the ledge in 250 feet of water. Bottomfish are closer inshore than expected this early in the winter, and gag grouper, triggerfish, large black sea bass and even some nice red snapper around being caught in as little as 50 feet of water on cigar minnows and butterfly jigs.

Beaufort

Spottail Bass: Very good. Captain Dan "Fishin' Coach" Utley reports that the redfish bite is outstanding and schools of fish are aggressively feeding on the flats. Inshore spottails are running up to about 32 inches and can be seen pushing water on calm days at low tide. They will take a variety of baits and lures, but as winter approaches and water temperatures cool further fish will get spookier.
Trout: Good. Bay Street Outfitters reports fishing live or DOA shrimp under a popping cork near grass on higher tides with a little movement has been very productive. On low tides fish the popping cork off the edges where fish will be holding. Bouncing a jighead baited with Gulp! is also productive; these lures can also be trolled. Some topwater action has been reported on Zara Spooks early in the morning.
Offshore: Captain Wally Phinney reports that out in 100 feet of water lots of black sea bass and triggerfish are being caught, as well as occasional grouper.

Tybee Island - December 5, 2009

The wind and weather mid-week did put a damper on most fishing plans, however prior to that the fall fishing remained good. Reports from anglers had good catches of trout and redfish from most all areas. The bait of choice was evenly split between live shrimp and mud minnows with Gulp and D.O.A. artificials being the next best thing. Surf anglers were still catching some larger red drum and whiting remained on the menu. Hopefully the weather will improve over the next few days and allow a return to fall fishing as it should be on and around Tybee Island.
Captain Zack reports the offshore fishing was still good.

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