North Myrtle Beach – September 24, 2015
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that there’s been some good speckled trout fishing around Tubbs Inlet, the Little River crossroads, and near Calabash lately. Most of the specks are falling for live shrimp drifted near the banks on float rigs.
Flounder are feeding in many of the same areas and around Little River Inlet. Anglers looking to connect with the flatfish can tempt them to bite Gulp baits or live finger mullet dragged slowly along the bottom.
Fishing shrimp on the bottom around Little River Inlet is producing ladyfish, sea mullet, croaker, and more.
Anglers are hooking some red drum in the area’s creeks (most smaller 16-20” fish). Live baits or Gulps will fool the reds.
Larger red drum (15-30+ lbs.) are feeding in Little River Inlet, where anglers are tempting them to bite cut mullet and menhaden.
Zach Thompson, of Boone, NC, with a large red drum that bit a cut bait while he was fishing in Little River Inlet with Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters.
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are connecting with solid numbers of large (some to 40”+) red drum while fishing in Little River Inlet right now. Drift-fishing along the inlet’s jetties is producing most of the action with the reds, and anglers are hooking up on live and cut mullet and menhaden.
Speckled trout action is ramping up as well, with anglers seeing big numbers of fish in the ICW and Calabash River. Most are feeding along grass and shell banks or around points and other current breaks along the shorelines. Anglers can fool the specks with live shrimp fished under floats, allowing the rigs to drift along with the tide until they find the active fish. Artificial shrimp imitations like Vudu and Billy Bay models can also tempt some bites from the trout.
Michelle Lucas with a 4.1 lb. flounder that bit a live mullet on a Carolina rig near Little River Inlet.
Steve, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that anglers are hooking some sea mullet, croaker, and a few fat spot while bottom fishing with shrimp and bloodworms.
Some flounder are feeding under the pier, and they’re biting live finger mullet and mud minnows.
Sheepshead are also looking for meals around the pilings, but they’ve been tough to hook lately. Sharks around the pier have made them even tougher to land.
Anglers working gold hook rigs and Gotcha plugs from the pier are connecting with plenty of bluefish and a few spanish mackerel.
Some large spaniards and king mackerel are taking an interest in live baits fished off the end of the pier.
The water is 79 degrees.
