Saltwater Fishing Trends:
Cherry Grove Pier: Open Sunday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. -
Friday and Saturday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. - www.cherrygrovepier.com/tour.htm
- Whiting and pompano are biting cut shrimp. Blues are taking cut
shrimp; gotcha plugs and jigged gold spoons. Flounder will take mud
minnows or finger mullet. A few nice sheepshead were reported with
barnacles or fiddler crabs.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach): Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to midnight
seven days a week. - www.campingfriend.com /ApacheFamilyCampground -
Whiting, blues and pompano caught with cut baits like mullet or shrimp.
Flounder are still biting mud minnows.
Springmaid Pier (Myrtle Beach): Pier is open 6 a.m. to midnight seven
days a week, year-round. - www.springmaidbeach.com/live-cam.html - Some
spots caught with bloodworms or night crawlers. Whiting and a few
pompano are biting cut baits. Flounder are hitting mud minnows.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Pier open 6 a.m. to 8
p.m., 7 days a week. Tackle shop open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. -
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/795.aspx -
Pompano and whiting are taking live or cut shrimp, or mullet.
Surfside Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Whiting, spotted sea trout and
pompano reported with live or cut shrimp, or mullet. A few blues were
reported earlier in the week. Flounder are hitting mud minnows.
The Pier at Garden City: Pier and tackle shop open 24 hours a day. -
www.pieratgardencity.com - Whiting are being caught, as well as an
occasional blue or pompano, using live or cut bait. Flounder reported on
mud minnows.
Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier (Georgetown): Open 6 a.m. to
midnight, seven days a week, with free parking and fishing. A Freshwater
Fishing License is required due to brackish water. A second fishing pier
is open on Winyah Bay called Hobcaw Point Observation and Fishing -
Flounder and a variety of other fish such as whiting are taking cut
bait. Blue
Folly Beach Pier: Marina building, fishing pier and Locklear's
Restaurant (which leases space inside the marina) closed for repairs
until March 2008. Call Charleston County Parks and Recreation at
843-795-4386 for more information.
Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier: Pier is open 24 hours a day. The
Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. -
http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1019.aspx -
Flounder caught with cut shrimp or mud minnows. Whiting are biting cut
mullet. Crabbing off the pier is doing well.
Reporters: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' Marine Resource
Division thanks the following participants for their cooperation in
compiling this week's report: Cherry Grove Pier, Apache Pier, Springmaid
Pier, Myrtle Beach State Park, Surfside Pier, The Pier at Garden City,
Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier, Folly Beach Fishing Pier,
Hunting Island State Park.
