Inshore Saltwater Fishing
REDFISH
Also known as Spot Tail Bass, Red Drum or puppy drum are the most sought after South Carolina Fishing Species. Available all year round and can be targeted in many different ways. For the first three years of there lives Redfish will thrive in area marshes, bays and inlets. Feeding primarily on shrimp, figglerncrabs and small bait fish. Once they reach four years of age and approximately 30-32 inches they migrate out to the ocean with spawning populations. These fish are very powerful and a lot of fun to target. They can commonly pursued with Caroina rigs and soft plastics using spinning rods. We also Fly Fish for Redfish using mostly using 9 foot 8 weight fly rods. Most notably, Redfish can be found tailing in very shallow water. When these fish are in the shallows is an incurable sight to see! Ultimately we feel the most exciting way of targeting Redfish is on shallows and around the grass flats during FLOOD TIDES or when large schools begin to form during the fall.
SEA TROUT
Speckled Sea Trout can be targeted year round along our rivers, inlets and bays. The best times to target trout along the Grand Strand is spring and fall. Large Sea Trout will almost always be female and we strongly encourage the release of these fish due to their spawning capabilities. Sea Trout prefer to hold adjacent to rips and near by deep ledges. Oysters beds hold and and can funnel bait on rising and falling tides and make great ambush points for trout. Top water plugs and soft plastics are great lures to use when fishing for South Carolina Trout. Fly fisherman can also enjoy catching Sea Trout by swinging full sink fly lines and brightly colored flies. Surface flies like poppers can be used for trout under the right weather conditions, especially when we see trout under driving birds.
FLOUNDER
Southern Flounder are among the popular South Carolina Fishing Species pursued in the Myrtle Beach Area especially Pawleys Island. These strange looking flat fish begin to leave there wintering grounds of nearby reefs starting mid March and begin to invade our coastal waters in the spring where they spend the warmer months . There’s an old saying that when the dogwoods are blooming its time to go flounder fishing! Laying on the bottom and ambush their prey often inhaling anything in their path.
SHARKS
Shark fishing is loads of fun and is a great opportunity to pull on a fish that’s very large! Black tips and Bonnet Heads are the most common sharks we target along the Grand Strand. Mature sharks tend to congregate beneath bait schools, piers and around inlets. Sharks are extremely powerful and are the type of fish that can be caught from shore or boat using a verity of live or dead baits. Fly Fishing for sharks has been gaining in popularity. Chumming and Casting big streamer flies using 12 weight fly rods. Bonnets or “shovel heads” can be sight fished in the shallows when they’re tailing or cruising. Sharks are apex predators and watching them attack a fly or plug is exhilarating!
inshore game fish in South Carolina . For the first three years of there lives Redfish will thrive in area marshes, bays and inlets. Feeding primarily on shrimp, crabs and small bait fish. Once they reach four years of age and approximately 30-32 inches they migrate out to the ocean with spawning populations. These fish are very powerful and a lot of fun to target. They can commonly pursued with Caroina rigs and soft plastics using spinning rods. We also Fly Fish for Redfish using mostly using 9 foot 8 weight fly rods. Most notably, Redfish can be found tailing in very shallow water. When these fish are in the shallows is an incurable sight to see! Ultimately we feel the most exciting way of targeting Redfish is on shallows and around the grass flats during FLOOD TIDES or when large schools begin to form during the fall.
SEA TROUT
Speckled Sea Trout can be targeted year round along our rivers, inlets and bays. The best times to target trout along the Grand Strand is spring and fall. Large Sea Trout will almost always be female and we strongly encourage the release of these fish due to their spawning capabilities. Sea Trout prefer to hold adjacent to rips and near by deep ledges. Oysters beds hold and and can funnel bait on rising and falling tides and make great ambush points for trout. Top water plugs and soft plastics are great lures to use when fishing for South Carolina Trout. Fly fisherman can also enjoy catching Sea Trout by swinging full sink fly lines and brightly colored flies. Surface flies like poppers can be used for trout under the right weather conditions, especially when we see trout under driving birds.
FLOUNDER
Southern Flounder are among the popular South Carolina Fishing Species pursued in the Myrtle Beach Area especially Pawleys Island. These strange looking flat fish begin to leave there wintering grounds of nearby reefs starting mid March and begin to invade our coastal waters in the spring where they spend the warmer months . There’s an old saying that when the dogwoods are blooming its time to go flounder fishing! Laying on the bottom and ambush their prey often inhaling anything in their path.
SHARKS
Shark fishing is loads of fun and is a great opportunity to pull on a fish that’s very large! Black tips and Bonnet Heads are the most common big game fish we target along the Grand Strand. Mature sharks tend to congregate beneath bait schools, piers and around inlets. Sharks are extremely powerful and are the type of fish that can be caught from shore or boat using a verity of live or dead baits. Fly Fishing for sharks has been gaining in popularity. Chumming and Casting big streamer flies using 12 weight fly rods. Bonnets or “shovel heads” can be sight fished in the shallows when they’re tailing or cruising. Sharks are apex predators and watching them attack a fly or plug is exhilarating!