Thursday, April 28, 2011

As spring approached and then landed in it's full, pollen filled, yellow clouded force, the fishing was going from great to even better. After a stellar winter of shallow water sight casting to redfish, we are now forced to start exploring other species. This is not a bad thing though. The giant trout will be here this month and stick around for about 6 weeks while spawning. They typically follow the onset of the menhaden migration and will range from 10 inches to over 8 pounds! That's right 30 + inch trout will invade the inlets close to the ocean within the next 30 days. Another spring staple in the lowcountry has made it's annual appearance, the cobia. Tons of fun to catch and even better to eat. These lemonfish, or ling as some call them can be found in the river mouths and harbors but more frequently around nearshore bouys and weed lines. Squid, grunts, crabs, menhaden, pinfish, shrimp, and cut mullet all make great bait but I prefer to throw a fly at them. Big patterns work best. As summer starts up, the giant redfish in the 15-50 pound range will start eating everything in site around the harbor and jetties. Mullet, blue crabs, and menhaden make the best baits for these monsters. As summer burns on, the tarpon will take the spotlight and continue to do so well into September. If you have any saltwater fishing questions or want to book a trip, please don't hesitate to call me. As always, remember you can't catch them sitting on the couch!


Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Redfish are chomping!

Today was another great day on the water and an even better day for fishing. It was Chris Luthy's birthday and his wife bought him a surprise charter. What a woman! He brought a couple of buddies and we headed up the waterway. The temperature is getting up into the 60's now and last week the redfish started eating the blue crabs. With a box full of nice live crabs, we edged up the intercoastal to a flat that the redfish have been frequenting for a month or so now. It took about thirty minutes of soaking baits to get the first bite but once we did, it was on. We caught 15 big redfish, otherwise known as spottail bass, in about 2 hours. One of which was almost 35 inches. Keep in mind we are "flats fishing" in about 18 inches of water so these fish are making a ton of commotion. It was a great morning of inshore redfishing in Charleston SC to say the least.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Spring 2011

It has been a while since my last blog. Had to figure out this new blogspot URL stuff. This winter and spring has been unbelievably good for inshore fishing in the Carlolinas and especially here in Charleston. The redfish, also known as spot tail bass, have been chomping! Schools of 50- over 1,000 fish have been congregating in the shallows of the bays and sounds. The water has been very clear and the site fishing has been the way to go. January and February were great months to use artificials and the fly rod to catch big numbers of redfish. With the approach of warmer weather, the schools are breaking up a bit and starting to prefer the mullet and crabs. May is "Giant Trout" month and as soon as the menhaden arrive, it will be time to go catch some big breeder trouts near the inlets. The water temperature is hovering around 60 degrees which is the magic number. The Giant redfish should be moving into the harbor and shortly thereafter, the mullet run and the tarpon run will be here. Call me now to book your trout, redfish, or tarpon trips! Please checkout my facebook page and feel free to email me with any tackle or condition questions. Keep the tip up and turn the handle!

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