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News Release
December 25, 2006
DNR News (803) 734-3815
Saltwater Fishing Trends:
Cherry Grove
Pier: Reopens April 1, 2007
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach): Small black drum and whiting
activity is still good at the end of the pier. A few spots are still biting
cut 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 p.m.
daily. Whiting activity continues. Trout are biting best early at the end of
the pier with cut mullet. View the
pier cam>>>
Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Pier
open 6 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week. Tackle shop open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. Whiting and trout caught using cut shrimp or cut mullet.
Surfside Pier: Closed Dec - Feb.
The Pier at Garden City:
Open 24 hours, seven days a week [Note: Closed Dec. 31 – March].
Some black drum have been caught using cut 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. Slow activity reported.
Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week.
[Note: Dec to Feb - 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.] Some trout reported caught. Whiting
caught using 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 activity reported.
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
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