Capt. Chuck Griffin of Aqua Adventures Fishing Charters has been working over the slot-sized redfish in the marshes near his home port of Isle of Palms lately, getting as many as 40 fish on a half-day trip. But that hasn’t been the only thing he’s paid any attention to.
Last week, Griffin carried GillznFinz CEO Adam Paul out for a day on Charleston Harbor, aiming at things a little bigger.
A stiff wind from the south-southeast and a rolling tide kept Griffin from fishing a number of spots along the south jetty, but when he anchored up on the Grillage off Sullivan Island, things got interesting.
A hook-up with an 80-pound lemon shark got things started. Then, an over-slot redfish, its copper-green back giving it the look of a red from Louisiana’s Gulf marshes, decided to munch on a live menhaden.
Finally, cut bait accounted for nice black sea bass, making for a successful trip for the photographers and anglers aboard.
“It’s been blowing like this for about a week,” said Griffin (843-884-6696), who said the south-southeast is a tough wind in which to fish the harbor.
Before the steady blow, action on Spanish mackerel had been excellent in the harbor, along with big reds, sharks, bluefish, with an occasional cobia or tarpon sighted. Just outside the harbor, king mackerel fishing had been excellent, with 10- to 20-fish days possible.
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