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Early 2013

 | By Capt Miles on 3/30/2013 10:06:00 AM | Views (455)

A new year and barring any severe weather great fishing should continue! We are so blessed here with many

days reaching the 70's and sometimes 80 degrees in winter. Trout fishing has been great this season, getting a

limit of ten per person has been easy a lot of days. They are hitting almost any artificial you throw at them and live

bait is always good. Reports of large "gator" trout are common and large flounder seem to be more plentiful.

Redfish are with us year round and this time of year can be caught inshore and offshore. While artificials will

work in the creeks for the redfish, cut mullet, live mud minnows and shrimp will all but guarantee some lively

action. Fishing around docks and oyster beds on either side of low tide seems to be the best method for these

battlers

Sheepshead fishing around the docks and old pilings is also great this time of year. Live fiddlers and clams

the favorite baits of choice for these convict striped fish. Master bait thieves you have to be vigilant for the ever

so subtle strike. Not many fish can top the sheepshead for table fare, which has earned them the nickname

" river snapper".

Sheepshead can also be caught at the nearshore reefs but black sea bass pose a problem in winter. Also

hard to beat for the table the black sea bass are out of season this time of year and while you can literally catch

hundreds on a trip now, but….. you have to release them all.

While many over slot reds are being caught in the creeks the really big boys will be off the beach. This time of

year searching for the gannets diving on bait schools will help you locate the bull redfish. Once you locate them

place squid, menhaden or cut mullet beneath them and hold on! Averaging 30 plus pounds look for at least two or

three if not more scorching runs out of these guys.

One other option this time of year is up the Savannah River. In late December and January the striped bass run

up the freshwater rivers and offer a rare treat for those that seek them. Trolling big Cisco Kids or similar lures

along he banks with stout tackle can produce fish twenty pounds and up. Be careful of large ships passing as the

deep draft of these ships will pull the water six feet or more from the bank. All in all there is plenty of good fishing

this time of year, so don't put those rods away!
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Catch Information

Species:
Black Sea Bass
Black Sea Bass

Flounder
Flounder

Red Drum
Red Drum

Sheepshead
Sheepshead

Striped Bass
Striped Bass

This Fishing Report was submitted on 3/30/2013 10:06:00 AM by Capt Miles and last updated on 3/30/2013 10:06:00 AM.


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Hilton Head, SC US

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