Little River June 28, 2007
Mark, of Shallow Minded Guide Fishing, reports excellent king mackerel fishing during last week’s calm seas at the 410/510 and the 390/390. Slow trolled pogies have been fooling the kings, and most of them are running 10-15 lbs. There are plenty of pogies cruising along the beach for anglers in need of bait.
Flounder are on the feed at the Jim Caudle Reef, and live baits are the ticket to flounder strikes. Anglers should use large baits if possible so that the sea bass and pinfish leave them alone long enough for a flounder to bite.
Plenty of hungry flounder are holding in Tubb’s Inlet. Carolina rigged tiger-side minnows or finger mullet are outfishing mud minnows.
Speckled trout fishing remains good at the Little River jetties, and the fish are showing a marked preference for live shrimp. Higher tides generally produce the best fishing at the jetties.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that speckled trout fishing remains excellent in and off the ICW. Anglers are hooking up with the specks on live shrimp and finger mullet fished under corks. The action has been hot in Mullet Creek, at the Sunset Beach Bridge, and in creek mouths draining into the waterway.
Red drum are also on the feed in Mullet Creek.
At the Little River jetties, anglers are still catching red drum and speckled trout. The fish will hit float-rigged mullet and shrimp at the jetties, and anglers can also get plenty of strikes on three way swivel and Carolina rigs. The bite at the jetties is best on higher tides.
Flounder are feeding just inside the jetties. Drifting Carolina-rigged mud or tiger-side minnows will draw strikes from the flounder.
Drew, of North Myrtle Beach Offshore Adventures, reports that Gulf Stream boats are finding good dolphin action. Skirted ballyhoo will get plenty of attention from these big dolphin. Boats are also raising good numbers of blue marlin, although many more have been seen than hooked.
A bit inshore of the stream, there’s been excellent fishing for king mackerel and smaller dolphin at the Jungle, the Shark Hole, the 70’ Hole, and the 65’ Hole. Anglers are also releasing some sailfish in these same areas. Live baits, such as pogies, will tempt strikes from the dolphin, kings, and sails.
Small kings are feeding closer to the beach at the 390/390 and the Sherman.
Bottom fishermen are hooking up with gag grouper and amberjacks at the Twin City Wrecks. Sea bass are feeding closer to shore at the Atlantic Ledge and the BP-25.
Brendan, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that bottom fishermen are hooking up with whiting, black drum, and pompano. Shrimp have been the best all around bait.
Anglers fishing mud minnows on Carolina rigs are catching good numbers of flounder, but most are small.
Plenty of bluefish are hitting Gotcha plugs.
Two king mackerel were caught over the past week. Both live bluefish and menhaden are getting king bites.
The water temperature is 77 degrees.
