North Myrtle Beach July 1, 2010
Drew Head with a 4 lb. flounder he hooked while fishing off the ICW near Little River with Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Inshore Charters. The flattie fell for a live shrimp on a Mission Fishin' jighead.
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that the hot weather and strong SW winds haven’t killed the area’s inshore bite lately.
Anglers are hooking up with some red and black drum and decent numbers of flounder in Dunn Sound while fishing live shrimp on light Mission Fishin’ jigheads.
The flounder bite has also been decent around Sunset Beach Bridge lately, but many of the fish have been on the small side.
Fishing live pogies on the bottom in Little River Inlet has been producing decent action with red drum and big numbers of bonnethead sharks (which fight as hard as the reds).
Anglers drifting through the inlet with live shrimp are finding action with a wide variety of fish, including whiting, bluefish, pompano, flounder, and more.
Virginia Beckham and Jennifer Gray, from Myrtle Beach, with a pair of dolphin they hooked on ballyhoo under pink Blue Water Candy Bling lures on Father's Day at the 100/400 in 175' of water while fishing on the "Gray Goose" out of Ocean Isle Beach.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are catching decent numbers of fish inshore, but the action is growing sporadic and anglers must stay on the move in order to find actively feeding fish. The action’s been liable to be in the inlet, around ICW spots like the Sunset Beach Bridge, or back in the creeks around oyster bars and drop-offs. Anglers shouldn’t fish a particular spot for more than 5-10 minutes without bites before moving along.
Red and black drum, bonnethead sharks, bluefish, and some flounder have been making up most of the catch lately.
Live shrimp have been the bait of choice, though Gulp baits are producing some action as well. Popping corks, jigheads, and split-shot rigs are all good ways to fish the shrimp.
Bryan, of Fish On Outfitters, reports that the flounder bite is still solid in the Cherry Grove creeks and marshes. The fish have gotten a bit larger (with half or more keepers lately), and they’re falling for live mud minnows on light Carolina rigs.
Off the beaches, the spanish mackerel and bluefish bite remains solid for anglers trolling Clarkspoons and other lures. Finding clean water will up anglers’ odds of putting together a good catch.
Black sea bass are feeding on structure from a few miles offshore on out, and anglers can hook them on bottom rigs baited with squid.
The king mackerel and dolphin bite continues easing closer to the beaches. Boats found action with both species in the 10-13 mile range last week while slow-trolling live pogies.
Randy Myers, of Fayetteville, NC, with a cobia he hooked on a live pogy while fishing around 5 miles off Murrell's Inlet with Capt. Englis Glover of Tee to Sea Fishing.
Steve, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that anglers are decking some whiting, spadefish, and ribbonfish while bottom fishing with shrimp.
Baiting up with live shrimp, mud minnows, or other small live baits is producing some action with flounder (with most now keepers).
Plug casters have been catching some bluefish, but few spanish mackerel due to the dirty water recently.
