Fished the outgoing tide, ended up with one stingray. Had another bite but I lost it, bad fishing. Anyways, water temperature was in the upper 60’s most of the day. Also, for those wondering where the channel is at the ramp here you go. We had to plane out to make it back. This is ridiculous.
hmmm well i guess i wont be going there
22 robalo
Has anyone heard about the dredging that is supposed to be done out there? It has gotten progressively worse over the last few years and we don’t go out there unless we can go out at high tide and stay until tide comes back in. It is difficult there even at mid tide now. There are some really good spots not far from the landing when you can get out.
PioneerLouie
Pioneer Venture 175, Johnson 90
Summerville, SC
I posted the letter below 8 years ago to this forum. Feel free to use it. I live in Goose Creek and this has been my go to ramp since it opened in "89. I actually used it when it was only dirt. Very many people have gotten on board this issue in the past including the good people with Summerville Fishing club. I owe thanks to them. The outgoing administration had said it was finally in progress. The new administration does not have this as a priority. It is not a cheap or easy solution. I posted similar pics awhile back. Yeah, it sucks.
This message is being sent on behalf of concerned recreational boaters in Berkeley County
There are very few new boat ramps being added to the coastal region of South Carolina due to rising property values. This is also true in the coastal rivers that allow access to the coastal region. What access we do have needs to be protected and maintained for public use at all costs. These resources cannot be replaced.
We presently have Cooper River access in Berkley County outside of the city of Goose Creek at the edge of the Naval Weapons Station on what was originally called Back River before it was diked and a road placed across it. The dike/dam created two distinct water bodies that appeal to water enthusiasts of all types.
Access to the Cooper River is soon to be a thing of the past due to extreme silting that has caused water depths to go from 20 foot in 1990 to 1.5 foot at mean low tide now. This can vary due to release of water at the dam, moon phases and tide flows. It has also been affected by barge traffic to the Nucor facility causing excess silt to be washed back into the ramp cut. The net effect has created a limited use facility that is ?At your own risk? and at times, unusable. We would like to see this facility saved!
We need the waterway to be dredged back to a reasonable depth and measures put in place to maintain that depth at all tides. Property taxes are paid, fees are collected for registration of boats, fishing licenses are purchased and