Hello everybody I just moved to charleston less than a year ago and have fallen in love with low country. I fished a lot in the upstate where I previously lived but have found that to be incomparable to the low country. I recently sold my previous boat and bought a used 17 key west for fishing down here. I love the boat but I have been unable to catch any fish except whiting rays and a few trout. I’m fishing mainly around the harbor and wapoo area. I’ve tried different tides , baits , rigs and have been unsuccessful. My question is where do I need to fish to catch redfish, trout , flounder etc. I’m not asking to anyone’s secret honey hole but any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
This time of year the heat is horrible! Try to fish early in the mornings and late in the after noon. As far as finding the fish , you gotta just keep looking. It’s all a learning curve and you will eventually find them. This forum is a very helpful resource for someone just starting out. Try to use the search function locates above. You will be able to find lots on helpful tips and maybe you can even find people talking about particular spots!!! Good luck and tight lines!!
17’ Mako
Angler, think shallow water large mouth bass fishing for structure, docks, blow downs, bottom type changes, etc.
Also since you said you are from the upstate, think trout fishing/river fishing as far as where the fish will be holding with respect to the current, think eddies, calm water behind structure.
Look at it this way, a submerged oyster bed is nothing more than a rock in the river that the fish will sit behind (out of the current) and wait for food to get washed over the top, or around the side, or just in general down stream.
Keep a fishing log.
Pick a section of the river and fish it for a year/season. Lean everything there is to know about that area. Spend a lot of time a low tide and mentally map the bottom and structure.
Keep a fishing log.
Be adventurous. Go shallow, push into creeks, get stuck.
Keep a fishing log.
Good electronics can help identify spots.
Learn why the fish are there.
Once you find a spot with fish, sit there through the entire tide cycle. Log when they are biting and when they shut off.
Keep a fishing log.