North Myrtle Beach August 14, 2008
Katlin Griggs of Conway, SC, with a speckled trout caught at the Little River jetties while she was fishing with Capt. Patrick Kelly of Capt. Smiley's Fishing Charters in North Myrtle Beach.
Mark, of Shallow Minded Guide Fishing, reports that anglers are landing good numbers of flounder around the Little River jetties. Live finger mullet and pogies are tempting the flounder to bite, and it seems that more and larger fish have been falling for the pogies recently.
The speckled trout bite has slowed down a bit, but anglers are still catching 4-6 fish a trip when targeting the specks. Live shrimp and a variety of lures will fool the trout into biting.
Docks in the ICW are producing action with some red drum and flounder. Carolina-rigged live baits should get their attention.
The shoal just outside Little River Inlet is hosting a hot spanish mackerel and ladyfish bite. Anglers can really get the fish fired up by live chumming with finger mullet and peanut pogies, and then cast topwater plugs into the fray. The fish are at times feeding so wildly that anglers are getting multiple strikes per cast until they hook up.
Spadefish are schooled up on the General Sherman, the Caudle, the Copper Barges, and other nearshore structure. Using jelly balls to attract them to the boat and then baiting up with strips of the jellies is the most effective strategy for the spades.
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Michelle Marshburn with a red drum taken behind Bald Head Island.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that red drum and speckled trout action has been solid in Dunn Sound lately. Anglers are catching reds (up to 29″) and trout (up to 5 lbs.) on live shrimp and finger mullet fished on split shot and popping cork rigs. The fish are holding around structure, particularly docks and oyster bars.
Reds are also feeding along the banks of the ICW as the tide floods and recedes from the marsh grass. Bonaparte Creek has also produced some solid action with the reds lately.
There are plenty of shrimp and finger mullet in the creeks, so anglers should have little difficulty coming up with some baits.
Speckled trout and spanish mackerel are feeding along the rocks at the jetty, and live shrimp and finger mullet cast towards the rocks on split shot rigs could produce action with either fish.
The sandbars outside the inlet are hosting hot action with spanish mackerel and ladyfish. Anglers can hook these surface feeders on metal casting jigs and MirrOlures as well as live baits.
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Drew, of Crowd Pleaser Sportfishing, reports that there have been plenty of school-sized king mackerel feeding just about everywhere in the area lately. The bite has been particularly good at the General Sherman and 390/390. Live baits are the ticket for the kings, and anglers are jigging up cigar minnows and blue runners around the Little River offshore reef and AR-455.
Spanish mackerel are feeding along the beaches and just offshore. Gold Clarkspoons trolled behind weights and planers are attracting plenty of attention from the spanish.
There are plenty of amberjacks schooled up at the Twin Cities and other wrecks. Vertically jigging with Braid and Shimano metal jigs has been responsible for fast action with the jacks recently.
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Ronnie, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that anglers are hooking up with some whiting, particularly in the evenings. Cut shrimp are excellent choices for the whiting.
Flounder are falling for small live baits fished on the bottom.
The water temperature is 85 degrees.
