Decided to battle the zoo on Saturday and fish with family a bit. We didn’t do a lot of damage, but we fished each side of low in North Inlet and ended up with a few small reds, a few very small black drum, and kept one flounder. Couldn’t have asked for a better day, however, and it wasn’t quite as crowded once we got back in the creeks a good ways. Fished mostly with minnows and shrimp, but the flounder was caught on an artificial.
Was doing the beach thing with some friends today with no intention of fishing, but when we saw sand fleas all over the beach in front of us we went and got some rods. Sand fleas on a small hook yielded two really nice whiting (I’d estimate one to be at least 1.5 pounds). Also saw a small (3 - 4 foot) shark tearing through some bait about 15 feet into the surf. All in all, a really nice surprise fishing trip.
When the crowds get thick in the creek I love me some surf fishing. If you are in a spot where there are sand fleas, then the fish are close by as well. We caught a dozen nice Pompano about 6-7 years ago on The 4th of July on Garden City. The action was fast and furious.
Nothing wrong with frying up a couple of big whiting.
Don’t know what beach. If at Deb you might have a great spot for some quality fishing for pomps. Pawleys will start to get crowded. Mark the location of the fleas well, they’ll move some.
Take a 7 ft spinning rod and reel. You don’t now want one of those giant yank striper rods. Put a 2 oz egg sinker on above a red barrel swivel about ft and half above hook. Put a splitshot about 6-8 in above hook. Some people use longshank gold crappie hooks. Hook fleas and throw out into different rollers. I like outgoing because it helps to keep bait straight.
Feed all free=roaming kids to the sharks. Cuss loudly to keep mommies away. Banish filet knives to keep daddies away.
If you get a couple 1 1/2-2lbs pomps. Clean whole, score skin, lavish with lemon-butter, broil to your liking, wash down with cold brew.
Was out with the mutt on the beach in North Litchfield this morning. Sand fleas galore and ten or twelve small rays in the surf lookin’ to score them. Neat to watch.