News Release
October 16, 2006
DNR News (803) 734-3950
Saltwater Fishing Trends:
Cherry Grove Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a
week. Good runs of spots caught with bloodworms or shrimp.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach North): Pier and bait Shop
open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Good runs of spots using
bloodworms and artificial bloodworms. Blues caught on a variety from gotcha
to shrimp. A few pompano caught with shrimp. Some whiting also reported.
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.
Spots running well and caught with bloodworms. Spanish mackerel caught by
jigging. Trout fishing well with squid or shrimp. Some small pompano also
reported caught with shrimp.
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Open
6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Fishing a little slow, but a good
variety reported. Spots caught with bloodworms and artificial bloodworms.
Trout caught with shrimp. Sheepshead recently caught with shrimp, but
barnacles are usual choice. Flounder caught with either mullet or shrimp
(some 3 and 4 pounders reported). Some black drum caught and released.
Pompano and small blues also reported.
Surfside Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
Fishing is picking up with nice catches of Spanish mackerel using live bait.
Trout caught with cut mullet and spots caught with bloodworms. Whiting and
pompano also reported.
The Pier at Garden City: Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven
days a week. Good run on spots. Caught with bloodworms and artificial
bloodworms sprayed with WD-40.
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. Catfish are always good on
cut bait. Crabbing is doing well using string and bait. Flounder and
spottail bass both reported caught with various mullet.
Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a
week. Trout, redfish, black drum and flounder all caught with live shrimp.
Whiting spots and croaker caught on 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. Fishing picking up with sheepshead doing well on fiddler crabs (20
inches plus reported caught). Flounder caught with shrimp and minnows.
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