North Myrtle Beach August 9, 2012
David Prewitt, of Elgin, SC, with a dolphin that struck a spanish sardine on a light line while he was fishing with Capt. Danny Juel on the "Fish Screamer III."
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that the flounder bite has been excellent lately, with big numbers of fish coming from Little River Inlet (and most keepers). Drifting live menhaden and finger mullet through the middle of the inlet is producing most of the action with the flatfish.
Some large (36-40”) red drum are mixed in with the flounder and also taking an interest in the live baits.
Anglers are also catching big numbers of flounder around the Jim Caudle Reef and other nearshore structure off Little River Inlet. Live baits are doing the trick in the ocean as well.
Speckled trout are feeding around the rock jetties at the inlet, and anglers found the best bite on the outsides of the jetties last week. Live shrimp on float rigs fished tight to the rocks are the way to connect with the specks.
Mullet are starting to pour out of the inlet on the falling tides, much to the delight of spanish mackerel that are feeding on them. Anglers are hooking the spanish on free-lined live baits or by casting suspending lures like MirrOdines on 6-8” wire leaders to surface activity around the inlet.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that the most consistent action in the area has been in Tubbs Inlet lately. Anglers are hooking red and black drum, flounder, and speckled trout in and around the inlet, with much of the action near docks, grass edges, and deeper holes in the area. Live shrimp and finger mullet, as well as Gulp baits, are proving effective on all four fish. Plenty of pinfish and other undesirables are also around right now and attacking the same baits, so anglers should come loaded heavily in order to weed through the smaller fish to get to the target species.
There are still good numbers of reds feeding in Bonaparte Creeks as well.
Anglers are also finding reds and black drum in Dunn Sound.
More black drum and some speckled trout have been feeding in the Calabash River, and live shrimp will fool both.
The red drum bite is also turning on in Little River Inlet, where anglers are hooking most of the fish on live finger mullet and menhaden.
Anne, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that some spot, sea mullet, and black and puppy drum are taking an interest in bottom rigs baited with shrimp.
Some flounder are feeding under the pier, and they’re biting small live baits.
Anglers working Gotcha plugs and mackerel tree rigs landed some spanish mackerel last week.
