North Myrtle Beach July 28, 2011
Beck Risso, of Pennsylvania, with a 4 lb. flounder that bit a live finger mullet in Tubbs Inlet while he was fishing with Capt. Mark Dickson of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters.
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are finally seeing a reasonable number of speckled trout inshore (most 14-16”). The creeks and oyster rocks in the backwaters are good places to look for the specks, and live shrimp drifted on float rigs are tough to beat for them.
Good numbers of smaller red drum are feeding alongside the specks and in the ICW, and they’ll also pounce on a live shrimp.
The flounder bite is still going in Tubbs Inlet (where anglers caught fish to 5 lbs. last week). Live shrimp and finger mullet or Gulp baits will fool the flatfish.
Some black drum are feeding around the docks and other structure in Tubbs, and live shrimp will also strike their fancy.
More black drum, red drum, sheepshead, flounder, and other inshore species are feeding along the rocks at Little River Inlet. Drifting through the inlet with live shrimp on float and bottom rigs is producing plenty of action.
Blacktips and other large sharks are feeding just off the beaches, especially between Ocean Isle and Little River. Anglers who want to battle one should have little trouble hooking up on large dead and cut baits fished near shrimp boats in the area.
Patrick of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that the flounder bite is still solid in Tubbs Inlet (many smaller fish but some to 5 lbs. in the mix). Anglers are hooking the flatfish on live shrimp, finger mullet, mud minnows, and Gulp shrimp and swimming mullet pinned to light jigheads.
Red and black drum and plenty of other species are feeding in Little River Inlet, but the recent winds and heat have made the bite a bit sporadic, with good fishing one day and little action the next.
Elsewhere inshore, the bite has been rather spread out, so staying on the move will give anglers the best bet of finding some action. Docks, creekmouths, oyster rocks, and other inshore structure are all good places to try.
Tyler, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that anglers are hooking some red and black drum from the planks on sand fleas and live shrimp.
Some pompano and sea mullet are taking an interest in cut shrimp on bottom rigs.
A few bluefish are falling for the bottom rigs, and anglers are also hooking them on Gotcha plugs.
The water is 86 degrees.
