Cherry Grove Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Spanish mackerel caught using live menhaden. Whiting and spots are biting also.

Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach North): Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week. Some Spanish mackerel caught with Gotcha plugs. Flounder caught with shrimp and mud minnows. Some whiting, pompano and blues caught with shrimp.

Springmaid Pier (Myrtle Beach): Pier is open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, year-round. Tackle shop open 6 a.m. to 11 pm. Spanish mackerel caught with jigs with a gold hook or Gotcha plugs. Blues caught with Gotcha plugs or shrimp. Flounder and trout are biting along with a few sheepshead.

Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Open 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Flounder caught with cut shrimp. Bluefish biting cut bait.

Surfside Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. Spots, whiting and spadefish caught with shrimp. Spanish mackerel caught on gold hook jigs.

The Pier at Garden City: Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Spanish mackerel hitting gold hook jigs and Gotcha plugs. Flounder caught on mud minnows. Spadefish caught using shrimp.

Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier (Georgetown): Open 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, with free parking and fishing. Visitors also enjoy great bird watching. 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 Pier. Mostly crabbing and birdwatching, but whiting and catfish are taking cut bait.

Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Whiting and a few red drum caught using shrimp.

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. Tues. though Sat. Flounder biting live mud minnows and cut shrimp. Whiting are also biting shrimp.

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 and Dr. Donald Millus.

For South Carolina marine recreational fishing regulations:

http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf

Visit the Saltwater Fishing License Web site at http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov