News Release
September 4, 2006
DNR News (803) 734-3950
Saltwater Fishing Trends:
Cherry Grove Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a
week. Choppy, rough water making for difficult fishing.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach North): Pier and bait Shop open 6
a.m. to midnight seven days a week. A few whiting, but rough water making
for difficult fishing.
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 gold hook jigs (one reported at 24 inches). A
few whiting also reported caught.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Open 6
a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Fishing is somewhat slow. A few blues and
whiting were reported.
Surfside Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.
Spanish mackerel are still biting gold hooks.
The Pier at Garden City: Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days
a week. Pompano hitting fresh shrimp and sand fleas. Blue are biting almost
anything, even in the choppy water.
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. Birding and crabbing
opportunities available.
Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
Black drum caught with cut and live shrimp. Whiting caught with cut 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. Tuesday through
Saturday. Slow fishing, but some flounder and small black tip sharks.
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.
- Written by Brett Witt –
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