North Myrtle Beach – September 14, 2017
Ken, of Shallow Minded Guide Fishing, reports that flounder have continued to feed well. Most fish have bit live finger mullet on a Carolina rig with a 1/4 oz. egg weight. Targeting small creek mouths on the falling tide has produced fish in the 15-20” range.
Slot redfish and a few trout are also holding in the marsh. Casting Trout Tricks and Vudu shrimp to grass edges and marsh points has worked best.
At the jetty, the bull redfish have started to show up. Anglers tossing a 1/4 oz. jig head with a live mullet close to the rocks have landed some fish in the 28-33” range.
Patrick, of Captain Smiley Fishing Charters, reports that flounder fishing has provided steady action for inshore anglers. Casting live finger mullet on 1/4 oz. jig heads has been the ticket, and there have been a good number of keepers landed (with a few shorts in the mix).
On the higher tides, the red drum bite has been strong near the marsh grass. Casting cut and live mullet right next to the grass lines has hooked numbers of redfish. A few black and red drum have also been mixed together in deeper pockets of area creeks. Fishing fresh shrimp and Gulp shrimp on the bottom has produced best.
Just off the beach, schools of spanish and bluefish have been holding near the inlets. A mix of trolling Clarkspoons and casting jigs has worked best.
Bob, of Strange Magic Fishing Charters, reports that the trout bite has heated back up with the cooling water temperatures. MirrOlures and topwater plugs have worked well in the early morning and late evening hours. Live shrimp and Gulp plastics under a popping cork have also worked well when fished along marsh lines.
The majority of the redfish have been on the smaller side, but they’ve been feeding aggressively. Most of the reds (and black drum) landed have been holding on docks along the waterway. Targeting the end of the dock at low tide has proved the most successful.
Flounder have been spotty, but a few have been caught at older docks with creeks nearby. With all of the rain, scented baits like Gulp plastics (or using fresh shrimp) have worked best.
Bill Cutler with a red drum caught using a finger mullet at the Little River jetties. He was fishing with Capt. David Cutler of Low Country Fishing Charters.
David, of Low Country Fishing Charters, reports that dirty water has slowed down the inshore bite, but nearshore fishing is picking up. Bull redfish have shown up in better numbers near the jetties and nearshore structure. Large cut baits and live mullet fished on the bottom have done the trick.
Flounder fishing on the nearshore reefs has remained steady. Anglers dropping live minnows and bucktails tipped with soft plastics have landed some quality fish.
Those trolling spoons just off the beach have found plenty of spanish action. False albacore have been mixed in with the spanish.
Kings have started to make their way closer to the beach. Trolling dead cigar minnows and Drone spoons has tempted them to bite.
Larry, of Voyager Fishing Charters, reports that bottom fishing in the 50 mile range southeast of Little River Inlet has filled the coolers with porgies, amberjacks, african pompano, black sea bass, and beeliners.
Kings have been holding in the 25-30 mile range. Trolling dead cigar minnows and Drone spoons has been the ticket to hooking up with high numbers of fish.
The nearshore bottom fishing has been solid. Black sea bass and porgies have been the main targets. A few sharks have also been landed around nearshore structure and reefs.
Steve, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that those fishing the bottom with sand fleas and fresh shrimp have landed whiting, black drum, sheepshead, and flounder. Red drum have also shown up in the surf zone, and fresh cut bait has been the best method for them.
Casting Gotcha plugs from the pier in the early morning and late evening hours has produced good numbers of spanish and bluefish.
