North Chas Riverfront 5/16

My buddy and I tried fishing at Pitt St bridge, but it was just way too windy. So we packed up and moved to North Charleston Riverfront Park to try to get out of the wind. It worked, and we got out of the wind, but the fishing was terrible. We got a tiny whiting and three tiny toadfish.

The fishing might have been bad, but the entertainment was amazing. One methhead-looking lady was flailing about all over the pier mumbling to herself and making racist comments. At one point she exclaimed, “DON’T MIND ME! I’M ON MORPHINE!” Her “daughter” who looked just as trashed eventually came over and collected her.

A fellow who goes by the name “Cowboy” was very open about sharing his 15-year Navy career and all of the secrets of fishing the pier. He had a sailor’s vocabulary, but seemed like a pretty nice guy.

Another guy who seemed very normal showed us the sheepshead spot. We lost a half-pint of fiddlers and had a good time in the process.

All in all it was a good time. It probably would would have been boring without the cast of characters we saw and met. :sunglasses:

Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole

lol, that’s my neighborhood for ya :smiley:

ive always thought there should be a bunch of fish over there, but haven’t seen it with my own eyes. I caught some nice bluefish on topwater there one evening, but thats about it

gnats are terrible there though lol

“mr keys”

Good read HF. thanks

oh yeah, meant to add that cowboy used to live in the apartments across the street from my house, he’s a character! nice guy though

“mr keys”

He was very nice.

Semper Fi
18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole

If it is the same ‘Cowboy’ that worked with me in the 90’s, he is also a catfisherman…

Yep, that’s our neighborhood alright. Never a dull moment at that park. You should come up for the 4th of July celebration this year. It’s like going to the fair and walmart at the same time, on steroids.

j

17 Malibu CC
88 'rude