cross-posted here: http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=54202
Ok, so I am trying to figure out the deal with wappoo cut. There is a loop that I like to paddle occasionally. Throw the kayak in at edgewater creek (what’s its real name people?) at the end of wappoo rd. Paddle down the entire creek into the middle of wappoo cut (almost to folly rd) and then back out to the stono through the ‘bottleneck’ to my car at edgewater. Sometimes I paddle thru the cut first, then back up the creek.
Can someone please explain in detail the tides in that area to me? I was under the impression that since the stono tides are later (about 1.25hr) than the harbor, wappoo cut would continue to flow into the stono for an hour after high tide. Unfortunately that is not the case. Twice now I have had to paddle against the swiftest bottleneck current I have ever witnessed. Kayaking against a current like that is no joke. So I have several questions.
- Which tide warrants paddling in which direction? cut first or creek first?
- Is there a 'rule of thumb' regarding when the tide turns in wappo/elliot cut?
- Is there a 'split' point in edgewater creek, where the tide flows both ways?
- When is the sweet spot (tide) to paddle this loop.
A friend of mine has managed to have the current with him for the entire loop. When exactly should I put in to enjoy this scenario? Thanks for any help, I just can not wrap my head around the tides in this area for some reason.
Here is a map I made on google earth:
4.55 miles if you were curious. Can usually do it under an hour and a half unless I’m fishing.
thanks for any help folks.
how’s the fishing around there?
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It varies. Really depends on wind and boat traffic. Current is usually too strong in the cut, although I know people with boats do really well in there with live bait at slack tides. That loop is mainly an exercise route for when theres too much wind to fish and I just want to be on the water paddling.
But I fish that stretch of the stono a lot, almost exclusively in fact, always at high tide. No where to put in at low. I usually just catch trout on the grassline. You will see me out there just about every afternoon high tide when it’s calm (I live 5 minutes away). I have more luck with redfish in the harbor.
So, not its great, but it’s nice to be on the water 15 minutes after I get the itch to go paddling.
I’ve heard it called Coburg creek. Caught some nice reds in there around the docks.
i grew up in south windermere. we used to fish our buddies’ docks around coburg. man we used to slay blue crabs back then. free chicken necks and feet from this nice lady at the old piggly wiggly. couple boys on bikes w/ some steel drop baskets. never fished the area though. maybe once it warms up i’ll hit it for oldtime’s sake…
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I live in the area and have started kayak fishing that area as well and I also have not been able to figure out the currents. When the tide is going out, I sometimes find the tide coming the opposite direction from what I would expect. I usually end up paddling into the current more often than not.
As far as fishing goes I would say is is only decent. A few trout and no redfish so far for me. There are some crabs though.
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