Saltwater
Fishing Trends
Cherry Grove
Pier: Open Sun through Thurs 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Fri and Sat 7
a.m. to 10 p.m. - Spots have been running off and on but steady. Use
bloodworms, redworms or night crawlers.
Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach): Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to
midnight seven days a week. Whiting, red drum and small pompano using cut
bait like mullet or shrimp. - Check
weather and water conditions>>>
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. Some spots caught with bloodworms, artificial bloodworms or shrimp.
Trout and flounder caught with cut bait. Pompano caught with bloodworms or
shrimp. - 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. Spot catches have been good using bloodworms. Whiting are taking live
or cut shrimp, or cut mullet.
Surfside Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Spot activity with
bloodworms, redworms or night crawlers. Spotted sea trout and whiting
fishing is good off the end of the pier.
The Pier at Garden City:
Pier and tackle shop open 24 hours a day. Spot activity has been
fair with bloodworms or night crawlers. Some whiting are being caught with
live or cut bait. A few flounder were 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 Pier. Slow fishing.
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. 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 and Dr. Donald Millus.
For South Carolina marine recreational fishing regulations:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf
Visit the Saltwater Fishing License Web site at
http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov
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