Fishing continues to be very good. This is a great time to introduce your children to fishing. Temperatures are more comfortable and everything with fins is feeding voraciously. Live shrimp under a float or on a jig head will produce instant and non-stop action. Fishing over shell bottom in 3 to 6 feet of water will produce large numbers of a variety species. Many of the fish will be something other than a flounder, trout or redfish. However, in my experience, the kids don’t seem to mind.

Put down the TV remote, pick up your fishing rods and go catch some memories.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at captaingreg@shallowwatercharters.com or (843) 224-0099.

Trout: Very good. Haddrell’s Point reports that topwater trout action continues to be very strong, especially around live oyster bars with moving water early and late. The Heddon Super Spook Jr. and Mirrolure Top Pups are both working. Live shrimp under a rattling float, DOA shrimp or live mullet will also work. Spottail Bass: Good. Spottail bass are scattered throughout inshore estuaries; look around creek mouths with oyster rakes and around docks. Early in the morning throwing Super Spook Juniors around oyster rakes is likely to result in some explosive strikes. Breeder reds have moved into the jetties and deepwater channels. Use large live or cut baits on a stout Carolina rig. Flounder: Good. Flounder fishing is still good around feeder creek mouths and heavy structure. Fish Carolina rigged live mullet or mud minnows. 

Folly Beach Pier: Fishing off the pier continues to be strong. Trout up to 2 and a half pounds and whiting are both biting very well and Spanish mackerel, black drum and sheepshead are also around. No flounder have been reported caught off the pier.   

Offshore: Haddrell’s Point reports that the wahoo bite is excellent and boats are catching multiple fish up to 70 pounds. Fish in 140-250 feet; high speed trolling is working. Sailfish season has yet to peak but the bite continues to be very good in 250 -400 feet of water straight east and slightly to the south of Charleston. Pull multiple dredges and small ballyhoo with circle hooks. A few dolphin, mostly in the 5-20 pound range, continue to hang around. 

Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Jim Glenn reports that his boat continues to catch good numbers of blue catfish; the magic depth seems to be deeper water from 35 to 45 feet deep. The fish seem to be feeding similarly both during the day and at night although if the daytime winds die down the bite will drop off. Drifting with a variety of cut baits is the most productive method right now. Bream: Fair. Bream fishing has slowed substantially in both lakes but in the canal some nice shellcracker are being caught both deep and shallow. Use baby nightcrawlers or red worms. Largemouth bass: Fair. Bass are improving as fish move shallower. Captain Inky Davis reports that he is still catching fish using soft plastics around shallow cover when there is bait around. Crappie: Slow. Crappie fishing has dropped off in the last month; fish around brushpiles in 18 to 20 feet of water with crappie minnows.