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Check out these tips for catching slack-tide redfish
Sometimes you have no choice but to fish during a slack tide, but you can catch redfish then if you follow these tips. […]
Articles by Brian Cope
Inshore Fishing
Float a turtle this month
May brings a treat for saltwater fishermen. Many inshore and nearshore anglers pine for the fight of an offshore fish but don’t have the proper boat or time needed to venture that far out, but this month, a highly sought-after fish is within reach. […]
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Three tips for taking more Spanish mackerel from piers
The Spanish mackerel have showed up a little earlier than normal this year around Grand Strand piers, and anglers are catching them using three different methods. Angler Matthew Hearn of Murrells Inlet said the bite should stay hot for the next few weeks and said all three of these methods should work throughout the Spanish run. […]
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Sheepshead are biting around nearshore reefs off Hilton Head
The sheepshead bite is on fire in the Hilton Head area, and Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters said fiddler crabs fished around structure has helped him have his share of 100-fish days this past week. […]
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Nearshore reefs out of Charleston, Edisto are full of Spanish macks, bluefish
Bluefish and Spanish mackerel are biting around the nearshore reefs out of Charleston and Edisto, and the best way to catch them has been trolling Clarkspoons and deep-running plugs. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bear Island WMA is pond paradise
While saltwater ponds are located up and down South Carolina’s coast, one place has a number of highly managed ones that anglers should not overlook. […]
Inshore Fishing
Pond regs match rest of SC’s saltwater
Fishermen targeting saltwater ponds along the coast must abide by the same regulations as those fishing in the ocean, creeks, marshes and inlets. […]
Inshore Fishing
How do saltwater ponds come into existence?
Most freshwater ponds require stocking of fish, so how do saltwater species get into ponds along South Carolina’s coast? […]
Inshore Fishing
Go light for pond fish
When it comes to gear, Mount Pleasant’s Brian Batson said a common mistake fishermen make is using gear that is heavier than it needs to be. […]
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Little ponds, big flounder – Saltwater ponds are an untapped resource for flounder fishermen
A handful of anglers fishing a pond in Pawleys Island reeled in some grass, pine straw and a small pinfish, prompting a comment from an onlooker: “This pond isn’t worth fishing.” […]