Search the ICW and adjacent flats for some of the best redfish action of the year.
The Charleston area’s system of bays, creeks and rivers present ideal conditions for sciaenops ocellatus, more commonly known as spot-tail, channel bass and redfish.
While most fishermen target redfish during spring, summer and fall, the bone-chilling winter months offer some of the best action of the year. While skinny water holds large, isolated schools of fish, the edges of easily-accessible deep channels become hotspots, holding gargantuan schools of redfish ready for a carefully-presented lure.
A fish’s daily routine revolves around feeding and avoiding predators. Redfish proliferate along the South Atlantic coast by achieving these two tasks in a fairly efficient manner. Feeding becomes less important in the winter, but a limited forage base may be available in select areas. Fortunately, environmental conditions limit areas redfish can frequent. Cold weather dictates what fish will do.
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