It’s August in Charleston. I’m gonna be honest, the artificial lure bite is pretty difficult this month. Your best bet will be to throw topwater plugs on overcast days or before the “orange torture-ball” rises above the tree line and the fish recede to cooler, deeper waters. So, I’m going to take this month to encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and learn something new… Read the rest of this excellent column by David Fladd from Eye Strike Fishing here: https://coastalanglermag.com/artificial-intelligence-jump-off-a-cliff/
I agree with what he said about controlling your bait better with a bait casting reel. I use my bait casters 90% of the time. A good fisherman can use both quite effectively. He said the trout are harder to catch on artificial bait in August. They may be, but a buddy of mine and I went last week…Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 1 & 2. We caught a total of 104 trout on artificial baits…all but 12 were caught on jigs. Those 12 were caught on top water. It was my feeling that being in the right place on the right tide was more important than the time of day.
