I’m down here visiting my brother and we are struggling to put together any kind of consistent bite so was hoping this group might be able to give me some tips. We have fished the jetties, ICW, and up the wando and caught 9 fish total over maybe 20ish hours of fishing (with 8 of those being at the jetties one morning - went back this morning and got nothing lol). Part of the problem is that everything looks fishy every point and bridge looks like it should hold fish and then boom 30 mins later and nothing. Planning to hit Folly this evening with popping corks and minnows to see if that changes our luck. That said, hoping this group can point us in the right direction and wanted to say this site is awesome, wish they had something like this up in the Chesapeake!
Everyone always thinks fishing is easy. It rarely has been for me. So much to factor in, tides, time of day, water temp, time of year, bait, etc. I have had my most success casting mud minnows out to points at creek mouths, etc. and reeling it back in as it bounced along the bottom. Live shrimp under popping corks along grass lines works for me sometimes. How do you explain catching fish around one dock but none of the other 10 docks produce even 1 fish.
I’m sure some much better fishermen than me will be long with some far better advice. I will say this though. I have never had a bad day fishing as just getting out there is a blessing. Catching fish is a bonus.