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Productive docks for winter redfish are typically situated near a creek mouth and are surrounded by oyster rakes and spartina grass.

Find a dock with character

When targeting redfish around docks, look for structures that are different from their neighbors. […]

The author caught this 20-inch slot redfish around a dock using a Gulp! mantis shrimp on a 1/8-ounce jighead.

The mantis shrimp rig

Ja Malphrus catches most of redfish around docks with a 1/8-ounce Bass Pro Shops jighead, along with a Gulp! mantis shrimp. […]

A curlytail grub in the Christmas tree color pattern fished on a jighead can be a great lure to troll for speckled trout.

Trolling is a great trout tactic

Terry Madewell

Bob Matthews of Ladson will use any technique he needs to catch speckled trout, but in December, trolling can be a key to his success. […]

The ACE Basin is a waterfowl-rich area that provides plenty of access to duck hunters.

ACE Basin is waterfowl hunter’s heaven

John Gribb

A map and history of the ACE Basin is available from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources at 843-844-8957 or online at www.dnr.sc.gov. […]

SCDNR personnel roll out the blue ribbon for hunters drawn for special waterfowl hunts on some of their best WMAs.

SCDNR draw hunts are top-drawer

John Gribb

It won’t do you any good this year, since the drawing has already taken place, but every avid or wannabee waterfowl hunter should apply for one of the SCDNR-sponsored duck hunts on several WMAs. […]

Marines from the Marine Air Station in Beaufort are feted annually by the local Ducks Unlimited chapter, spending a day hunting on a handful of the area’s best plantations.

Local DU chapter takes Marines for a hunt

John Gribb

The weekend of Dec. 13 will be remembered by about 15 combat-experienced Marines for the rest of their lives. […]

Redfish in the Charleston area continue to hit a variety of lures and baits, and they're now being found in large schools.

Redfish action continues to be good in Charleston-area waters

Glenn Corley

The recent cool weather hasn’t put a dent in the inshore fishing around Charleston, according to Capt. Kevin Blair of Charleston Fish Rod Bending Company. In fact, it continues to be excellent. […]

Capt. Rick Percy of Beaufort said redfish, black drum and speckled trout have been caught regularly when anglers find a bluff bank, deep water and wooden structure in close proximity.

Look for Lowcountry buffet of reds, blacks, specks around bluffs, holes

Brian Cope

“Cast into that structure. If you get stuck, that’s okay, but there should be some fish in there,” Capt. Rick Percy of Reel Chance Charters in Beaufort told one of his fishermen late last week while fishing in a creek near Parris Island Point. […]

Jordan Lake's bass have moved into the backs of feeder creeks as the water level has risen and the water temperature has fallen.

Rising water level moves Jordan Lake bass to backs of creeks

Craig Holt

Fluctuating water levels are challenging Jordan Lake anglers, especially after rains in the last 10 days put shad on the move towards the backs of creeks. […]

Michael Carli shows off a nice redfish caught from under a dock. Note the missing top of its tail, possibly from a dolphin encounter.

Get in the trenches for Beaufort reds – Find productive docks and you’ll sample the best winter redfish action Beaufort has to offer

Rob Carli

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin stalk and relentlessly hunt Lowcountry redfish year-round. The two species play an age-old game of cat-and-mouse, and redfish. The redfish, at the top of their menu, quench an insatiable appetite. […]