Water was chilly, 54 degrees and air temp was low 60s. The ride was cold but it was very pleasant while we were actually fishing. We were in a creek off the Ashley, fishing slack to incoming tide. Very little bait in the water, zero shrimp, had to get lucky to net mullet (we didn’t). Tried TTs, frozen shrimp on bottom and on cork, DOA on cork, my buddy even brought his fly rod and got NOTHIN.
This is my first year owning a boat, but we caught reds in the surf into December last year. Are they pretty much gone for the season or are we just not looking in the right spot?
Last Wednesday and Saturday I got skunked in 3 different spots that usually produce in the Stono, then I caught the mid-tide incoming in the right spot and caught 23 Wed and 8 Sat. Timing the tide seems to have a lot to do with it. Water temp was 59 Wed and 52 Sat in the spot where they were schooled up, seems like its dropping fast!
Don’t sweat the skunk Brandon, After almost 50 years, I’ve done a ton more “fishin’” than “catchin’”. As a former die hard Largemouth chaser, definatly more “fishing”. Maybe the next trip will trump this one.
Note the signature line.
“If it were catching, Everyone would be good at it.”
