North Myrtle Beach June 29, 2006
Mark, at Shallow Minded Guide Fishing, reports water temperatures skying into the 80’s this week, making the fishing a little tougher.
Redfish are still biting along the jetty rocks at Little River on live baits.
Flounder are being caught at Tubbs Inlet, Sunset Beach Bridge, and Cherry Grove. Most of the fish are taking live baits (such as mullet or menhaden) and are averaging 16 to 18 inches.
Just outside the inlet, the spadefish in the 5 to 8 pound range are hitting cut jelly balls on the Sherman Wreck.
A few cobia are still patrolling the nearshore wrecks, and dolphin are venturing as close as 5 miles outside the inlet.
Patrick, at Captain Smiley’s Inshore Charters, reports good catches of redfish at the jetty using Gulps. The falling tide has been a little more productive. Live pogies and big mullet are working well on the redfish at Sunset Beach Bridge.
Speckled trout are preferring the smaller 2” Gulp baits, and they are being caught in the creeks of Dunn Sound.
Flounder are holding in most of the deeper creeks hitting live baits. Tubbs Inlet has been a good area to start.
The tides have made fishing tough, not to mention the warm water temperatures which have shot up to 82 degrees. The mornings and evenings will be most productive while it’s hot.
Steve, at Sea Hunt Charters, reports the dolphin and wahoo are still around, with the Winyah Scarp being a good place to start. The usual ballyhoo rigs with red and black has been the best for wahoo, and the lighter colors on the top are working well on the dolphin.
Most of the fish are being caught in around 180 feet of water.
The tuna bite has been slow, but the wind is keeping a lot of boats from searching too much.< –>
