Have I forgotten how?

Saltwater Inshore Reports
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Last Thursday I made a second trip to Folly river area from Augusta Ga with friends. I have a near new 18.5 CCS 115hp but we came up empty both times. It’s been 15 years since I have fished so either the location has changed or I am just that rusty. Both trips I fished for trout and reds near the old boat, coal creek, Marker 16 and even Sandy point. I sure could use some tips or new locations to try. I love, respect, and grew up coming to Folly so with my nearing retirement I am looking to rekindle my trips. jcc

jccullumjr

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Welcome to the site and welcome back to the hobby! Don’t give up just yet…keep trying yourself or go with some people and hire a guide and get back in the swing of things! Good luck out there

Fishing Nerd

“you win some, you lose some…but nothing beats getting some!”

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I don’t launch in the Folly River anymore. Only junk fish in there. If the reds and trout are still there, I couldn’t tell you where.

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Can you suggest the best place to launch? I would love to fish the jetty area but I hear its a bit dangerous for starters. What about Shem Creek area?

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Originally posted by flywatt

I don’t launch in the Folly River anymore. Only junk fish in there. If the reds and trout are still there, I couldn’t tell you where.

jccullumjr

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Remilys on week days. I steer clear of it on the weekends.

2006 Pro Line 17 Sport Honda 90

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I like Cherry Point Boat Landing in the Bohicket Creek. It’s a drive, but it’s always quiet. Just pick a creek and fish on! Careful, lots of oyster beds in them creeks.

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Everyone I know that fished last week had a tough time.

There’s no I in Barbeque Team.

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I think maybe the answer is “yes”… I mean people are speculating this or that, but you seem to think you have forgotten how and that is a plausible theory, so I will go with that guess.

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There’s 40 people a day moving to the Charleston area. Out of that I would say 4 will get a boat which is roughly 1500 more boats in the water-way each year. This ha been going on for about five years now.
In short, too many boats, over-fished and severe weather patterns such as the great flood of last year.
Really have to go out of the area to catch like we use to back in the day.

Old Chicken Make Good Soup

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quote:
Originally posted by early

There’s 40 people a day moving to the Charleston area. Out of that I would say 4 will get a boat which is roughly 1500 more boats in the water-way each year. This ha been going on for about five years now.

Those numbers are a bit high... The true stats say that there is about a 3% YOY increase in fishing licenses... That's easy to measure...
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Are those numbers high? Its no secret the tricounty area has been booming. 33,000 extra people in charleston county in two years is over 40 per day. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130314/PC16/130319590

Also is that 3% over the whole state or 3% in just the tricounty area. Id bet the majority of licenses that contributed to that 3% increase fish/live in the charleston area.

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I Fished all over Folly and Kiawah rivers Monday. Not a Great day but at least I did catch a few fish but only one keeper trout. All on live shrimp and in Robbins creek. Tried Cole creek but too many boats there but they were coming up empty. Went to last marker in channel for lunch and had a great shark hit on cut fish, lost him after 10 minute fight. Saw two big Reds tailing on outgoing tide in small creek of Kiawah River but could not get them to bite. Nice size. I will keep trying and learning. I will branch out and try some of the other locations that have been suggested. Thanks for all the help!
jcc

jccullumjr

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Wando and cooper… Creeks falling tide. Banks along the main river where there is some grass, high tide. They are still there. Good luck

22 robalo

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quote:
Originally posted by millacd

Are those numbers high? Its no secret the tricounty area has been booming. 33,000 extra people in charleston county in two years is over 40 per day. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130314/PC16/130319590

Also is that 3% over the whole state or 3% in just the tricounty area. Id bet the majority of licenses that contributed to that 3% increase fish/live in the charleston area.

That doesn't mean they all fish. 3% for SW licenses sold in the state, which means even some of that is upstate boys fishing here on occasion. So reality is less than 3% "regulars".
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I just bought a SC salt water permit. Folks live in HHI and I live in Georgia so I like to attempt to bend a rod the 2-3 weekends a year I am down there. Thus far my independent efforts have yielded two small stingrays and a couple of other loose unidentified species none of which were permanently removed from the fishery.

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Sounds like you have experenced similar results. It sounds like these guys may be right about some of the over fishing or possibly weather conditions over the past years. I will keep trying and just enjoy the few days I get lucky. I am not much into cleaning fish so I don’t do much harm in the numbers. Just enjoying the area and the quite. I ‘do’ hope to meet up with someone local that would enjoy showing an old guy the ropes… Good luck friend!

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Originally posted by DanSW

I just bought a SC salt water permit. Folks live in HHI and I live in Georgia so I like to attempt to bend a rod the 2-3 weekends a year I am down there. Thus far my independent efforts have yielded two small stingrays and a couple of other loose unidentified species none of which were permanently removed from the fishery.

jcc from Ga.