A friend of mine is spending next week at Edisto and needs some basic “pointers” in which way to go for reds, flounder, &/or trout.
He’s a good freshwater fisherman, but new to salt.
A few pointers on which landing(s) to use or not use. general areas to fish, tackle, etc would be appreciated.
He’ll be fishing out of a 17 ft side console aluminum boat, so I am assuming he’ll need to stay in the creeks.
Thanks for your help. 
ok, I will give it a shot…
Put in at a lower tide at either Steamboat or at the marina. Cruise around without putting any fishing pressure on yourself and find structure, that is where the fish will be. Oyster beds, docks and holes if he has a depth finder.
That way, when he fishes a higher tide, he will have some clue what might be good. We move a lot, staying in any one place no more than 15 minutes if the fish are not there. Have to have a good number of spots to find the fish. Moving water, up or down is important.
Get a cast net, practice in the yard and get some shrimp and mullet, or else buy a minnow trap and use your bait of choice (we like Vienna sausages).
Set up is simple as well. one rod with a float and one with the smallest weight you can get away with, swivel short length of leader and circle hook.
It is not brain surgery but it does take a bit of patience to fish a new place. I can tell you it has been a tough summer with all the rain, etc. I have fished here for 30 years and have struggled more than I can recall.
Hope this helps. Again, it is not easy to come to a new place and be immediately successful. But we are blessed by being able to enjoy such a beautiful place and that is what it is all about.
agreed with reeltherapy… i was down there a couple weeks ago. if you don’t get a hit in 15 min haul ass because they aren’t there. i did best on incoming tides for both reds and trout. if i found bait, like always, the fish were there. some days it felt like i drove the boat more than i fished. just warn him about those wicked tides. hate for him to be sittin dry on a flat waiting for a tide
Thanks. This will help a bunch.
I mainly fish out Georgetown and use the same techniques.
Appreciate the tips, particularly the landings to use.