From The Daniel Island News
Father and son bond while fishing
By Greg Peralta
Jul 16, 2008 - 1:36:07 PM
I spent the past few weeks fishing in the Florida Keys. While the fishing in Florida was great, it is good to be home. After being away for a couple of weeks, I normally take a few days to re-pattern the fish before scheduling a charter. Not this time!
Prior to leaving for the Keys, I committed to fishing with Daniel Island resident Bobby Manutes and his son Paul on the day of my return (silly me). Not optimal, but the only date available on our collective calendars. No preparation, scouting or pre-fishing. We just got on the skiff and went fishing.
Bobby and Paul are accomplished anglers and great guys. They even brought tasty food! This was good because it gave us something to do while we were not catching fish. As we were eating, I realized that Bobby and Paul were enjoying their time together. Catching fish would be nice, but it would not make or break their day. Thankfully, we managed to catch a few. Paul caught a couple of 22-inch Redfish. Bobby had a keeper-size Flounder and a couple of smaller Reds. The best catch of the day was time spent together between a father and son.
Our most productive lure was a 4-inch Chartreuse GULP swimming minnow on a ΒΌ- ounce lead head jig. All of the fish were caught in small creeks draining over oyster bars.
Charleston Fishing Report
The harbor is full of bait - tons of mullet, menhaden, and some shrimp have arrived. Spottail Bass: Very good. Tailing action is starting to get hot on the flats. Also, around low tide fishing for really big reds in the same areas using cut menhaden and crabs has been red hot. Lots of fish are also being caught in the ICW, creeks, and Wando River. Trout: Good to very good. Trout prefer clean water, and fishing is best in the Wando River, the Intracoastal around Wild Dunes, and most of the inlets, especially around high tide. Both live bait and artificials are productive at times, and the topwater bite has been strong recently. Flounder: Good. Target flounder using live mud minnows fished slowly on the bottom in the inlets and creeks. Giggers are reporting good numbers of fish caught. Sheepshead: Very good. Most any structure, from nearshore wrecks to the jetties to inshore piers and bridges, is holding hungry sheepshead right now. Fish fiddler crabs or cut shrimp. Spanish Mackerel and Jack Crevalle: Very good. Most anything shiny and fast should draw strikes. Many fishermen are concentrating around the Castle area, and fishing the ebb tide when water is pushing the bait out.
Freshwater Report at Lake Moultrie
Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try deep Carolina or Texas rigging in deeper water. Catfish: Very good. At night large flatheads and blues are both being caught in shallow water. During the day bigger fish seem to be keying on the sides of hills and underwater humps in 18 to 24 feet of water, although they may be shallower at times. Best catches are coming using cut mullet and herring. Crappie: Fair. Look for structure in 20 to 25 feet of water and fish minnows vertically. Bream and shellcracker: Very good. Fish 1-5 feet for bluegills and 8 to 10 feet for shellcracker.
Weekend Tides at Charleston Harbor
THURSDAY,
July 17
02:07AM 0.5 L
07:51AM 4.5 H
01:54PM 0.3 L
08:31PM 5.8 H
FRIDAY, July 18
02:47AM 0.4 L
08:34AM 4.6 H
02:35PM 0.3 L
09:10PM 5.8 H
SATURDAY,
July 19
03:26AM 0.3 L
09:15AM 4.7 H
03:16PM 0.3 L
09:46PM 5.8 H
SUNDAY, July 20
04:03AM 0.2 L
09:54AM 4.8 H
03:58PM 0.3 L
10:21PM 5.7 H
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