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November 7, 2005

Saltwater Fishing Trends:

 
Cherry Grove Pier: Open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week, 7 am to 2 am on Friday and Saturday. Spots caught with bloodworms and artificial bloodworms. Blues caught by jigging with gold hooks and mackerel trees. Spanish mackerel caught with gold hooks.

Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach North): Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week. Blues caught with cut bait. Flounder with live minnows. Some pompano caught with shrimp. Also sea trout.

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. Flounder caught with live finger mullet. Whiting and blues on cut bait. Also sea trout.

Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Open 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Sea trout caught with cut mullet. Whiting, blues and flounder with live bait.

Surfside Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Spottail doing well. Whiting fishing well with shrimp. Some trout being caught on shrimp and cut mullet and some spots with bloodworms.

The Pier at Garden City: Open 24 hours a day for fishing. Spots caught with bloodworms and synthetic bloodworms. Whiting caught with shrimp (1.5 pounder caught). Croaker caught with 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 on Winyah Bay has now opened called Hobcaw Point Observation and Fishing Pier. Spottail caught with mullet. Trout on cut bait and shrimp. Some flounder also caught.

Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. April through October. Spotted sea trout and whiting both caught with shrimp. Redfish caught with live and cut shrimp. Black drum and sheepshead 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. Tues. though Sat. Redfish, flounder and whiting caught on minnows. Trout caught with shrimp or minnows.

Due to agency budget cuts and staff reductions, the Inshore and Offshore fishing reports are being discontinued for the foreseeable future. We will continue to provide the weekly pier fishing reports.
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.
- Written by Brett Witt -
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