Lowcountry Saltwater Fishing report - 10/1/2013

Husband and wife fishing team Shannon and Rennie Clark with two nice redfish!!

Fishing Report for the Coastal Lowcountry of South Carolina:
Charleston Inshore: Scott Hammond at Haddrell's Point West shares that shrimping reports have been considerably better than projected during the first two weeks of baiting season. The size of the shrimp has been running smaller, but great numbers of shrimp have been tallied in the harbor and into the Ashley River. The South Edisto River is full of the same small shrimp, and a few limits of larger shrimp have shown up at the Georgetown Landing Marina. With all the bait shrimp around the fall trout bite has kicked into high gear with good results using DOA shrimp and Zman Diezel minnowz. Bull reds are still available around the jetties and inlets, and slot redfish starred in the recent Lowcountry Redfish Cup tourney. A strong black drum bite has taken off lately fishing structure in 6 to 15-feet of water using live shrimp. Flounder continue to produce around the inside of inlets and along rock piles using live minnows and Gulp jerkshads. For all the latest seminar information visit the Internet at Haddrell's Point.

Shane Clevenger at the West Ashley location of The Charleston Angler is not the only one who had the NE wind leave him feeling beat up after last weekend. He also reports that the fish didn't seem to mind though! The top-water bite has been fantastic in the mornings on both trout and redfish, and mix in a few bluefish for now too. Throughout the day anglers anglers are finding larger trout by targeting oyster banks with current washing over them. With RED october comes the best surf fishing of the year, and Shane says to soak some cut bait in the waves in order to give your guns a big time workout horsing in the bull redfish! Remember to fish with a good-sized circle hook for catch and release. When the water is up the increased clarity and visibility makes it a sight-fishing paradise right now. Anglers should toss an EP baitfish fly so that it lands soft and then provides the action to make a redfish turn and strike. For all the latest seminar info visit the Internet at Charleston Angler.

Offshore Report: Scott shares that the turn of the season from summer to fall has sparked a decent number of blackfin tuna showing up along the ledge in 140 to 200-feet of water. The sailfish bite is unfolding in 300 to 450-feet of water pulling dredges and dink baits. Bottom fishing reports continue to consist of solid grouper from 80 to 125-feet of water with lots of vermillion snapper and triggerfish holding over the same live bottom areas.

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