Went by the park today, absolutely stunning views of Charleston Harbor, wife was in awe, what a treat. The beach in front of the rocks everyone has talked about was covered by water, someone at the park said its the highest they’ve ever seen, usually 40 feet of beach there, guess no fishing until that water level gets back to normal. How long will that take?
That’s what that section of the beach has looked like the last few times I have gone there. I think there is more beach SE down this shoreline another 100 yrds or so.
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Originally posted by skinneejThat’s what that section of the beach has looked like the last few times I have gone there. I think there is more beach SE down this shoreline another 100 yrds or so.
Someone from the neighborhood said there is usually 40 feet of beach there, they said the tide was still about 2 feet higher than normal. I saw the beach to the side of the park when you walk in, but isnt this the section people say all the reds, trout, etc. are caught from?
quote:I'm not sure, but I have been going to the park periodically (maybe 3 times now) since kedba first posted about it and for that particular section, the water is always right there. I don't normally check the tides though since I am just taking the kid there for a stroll, but there is the chance that I have just been going at high tide. Point being though, it was PRE-FLOOD...
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Originally posted by skinneejThat’s what that section of the beach has looked like the last few times I have gone there. I think there is more beach SE down this shoreline another 100 yrds or so.
Someone from the neighborhood said there is usually 40 feet of beach there, they said the tide was still about 2 feet higher than normal. I saw the beach to the side of the park when you walk in, but isnt this the section people say all the reds, trout, etc. are caught from?
Water is running 2 ft over predicted now. Been that way for 3+ days. Low tide is +3 ft
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Yeah, I think that is the result of the tide situation, I have been to that park many times and there is usually plenty of beach at that spot, even at high tide.
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Originally posted by skinneejquote:I'm not sure, but I have been going to the park periodically (maybe 3 times now) since kedba first posted about it and for that particular section, the water is always right there. I don't normally check the tides though since I am just taking the kid there for a stroll, but there is the chance that I have just been going at high tide. Point being though, it was PRE-FLOOD...
Originally posted by CCM620quote:
Originally posted by skinneejThat’s what that section of the beach has looked like the last few times I have gone there. I think there is more beach SE down this shoreline another 100 yrds or so.
Someone from the neighborhood said there is usually 40 feet of beach there, they said the tide was still about 2 feet higher than normal. I saw the beach to the side of the park when you walk in, but isnt this the section people say all the reds, trout, etc. are caught from?
Could have been during the monthly flood tide days to be that high pre flood?
It is absolutely beautiful out there.
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Originally posted by sheepherderIt is absolutely beautiful out there.
“I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. So nature is my god. To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals. Being at one with nature”
X2- Probably going to wait until next weekend before I go back, let the tides get back to normal.
I went out the sunday after the major flooding when it stopped raining for awhile (but started again a few times later in the day), water was very choppy, didn’t expect to get anything but got 4 larger than usual whiting (12-13") and this catfish right near the shore, I’d never seen out there before.
Salt water cat, haven’t caught one in ages, used to be everywhere, DNR requires you to release now.
Not a hardhead or gaftopsail cat…looks like some type of bullhead. Probably got washed down the ashley with all this rain! We found one in the road by our house after it quit raining!
Wow, we catch them all the time in Virginia, in saltwater and freshwater.
They use to be plentiful here, remember catching them in the 90’s like we catch whiting now, a seaborne virus wiped out the saltwater cats, hear of them being caught every now and then, DNR makes use release them now. Dont know if/when the population will rebound.
Going to give it a go Friday or Saturday, have the water levels returned to normal?
think that’s a small channel cat, definitely not the hardhead saltwater species.
first pic looks like you doubled on a whiting and the kitten- not likely to happen again there in our lifetimes!
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Originally posted by barbawangthink that’s a small channel cat, definitely not the hardhead saltwater species.
first pic looks like you doubled on a whiting and the kitten- not likely to happen again there in our lifetimes!
“first pic looks like you doubled on a whiting and the kitten- not likely to happen again there in our lifetimes”
What you mean by that?
Looks like a double dropper rig with a whiting tail in corner of the pic. If it’s a channel catfish, none of us will probably ever catch the two of them on a dropper there again due to the historic low salinities
Oh, I see the tail on the edge of the picture, see what your saying now.
Got out to Demetre today, had an awesome day. Will post a report when I get some time.