Inshore:
Well it looks as though the groundhog may have been right earlier this month! Another week of warmer than average temperatures has shot our local water temps up into the mid 50's, and the fishing is starting to show it. While the Reds are still consistently being found in large schools on shallow water flats, we have begun to get in some reports where they are already starting to be found around docks and rock piles, usually a sure sign that we have broken out of the doldrums of winter and moving into our spring season. Live shrimp, mud minnows, cut mullet, Gulp! baits, and ZMAN soft plastics (be sure you add pro-cure to your ZMAN baits) have all been great producers. Believe or not, but we have actually heard of a few trout being found already. While there has not been any consitent numbers on the trout yet, the ones being caught have been found in 6-10ft of water using suspending baits (such as the Mirro-Lure MirroDine or Bomber's Ba-Donk-A-Donk SS series) or finesse style soft plastics.Looking for a new finesse rod for trout? Come check out the Loomis "Walleye" rods we have in stock. Don't let the walleye name fool you, these things are as sensitive as money can buy, and come with virtually indestructible "recoil" guides. Absolutely awesome! Sheepshead are still being found in good numbers, with the bite starting to turn back on very well inshore around the jetties, bridges, and rock piles located near deep water access. And while the sheepshead are doing well inshore the past week, the nearshore reefs are also holding some nice balck drum and sheepshead up into the 9# range. Fiddlers and clams as always will be your baits of choice to catch these.
"Redneck Retriever"---More proof that even when we are not fishing, some of our fishing skills still come in handy during other recreational activities! This was taken the last day of duck season as myself, Ben Burris, and Michael Johnson enjoyed a beautiful morning deep in a cypress swamp taking a few wood ducks.
"Redneck Retriever"---More proof that even when we are not fishing, some of our fishing skills still come in handy during other recreational activities! This was taken the last day of duck season as myself, Ben Burris, and Michael Johnson enjoyed a beautiful morning deep in a cypress swamp taking a few wood ducks.
Offshore:
Lots of E to NE winds over 20knots has kept everyone in the slips recently.
Personal Report - 02/27/2011:
Myself and Michael Johnson from the shop left wappoo around 6:30am headed to one of the lowcountry's nearshore reefs. Fog had a lot of boats doing circles in the harbor early on, but a nice steady pace and good electronics had us on the reef in no time. Fished for almost 3 hours and could barely get past all the black sea bass to get to a sheepshead. All in all we had a decent day, probably caught 90-100 sea bass(anywhere from 8-17 inches,obviously all throwbacks with the closure) and 11 nice sheepshead all between 4 and 8.5 pounds. Congratulations to Michael for catching his best sheepshead to date, one fo the few gamefish in the lowcountry that that young man had not caught much of until lately. Hoping to get one more trip in before I hit the woods hard for turkey season 2011!
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Tight Lines and Calm Winds!!
Scott Hammond
Asst Manager
Haddrell's Point Tackle West Ashley
Haddrell's Point Tackle & Supply
885 Ben Sawyer Blvd. Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
1-800-881-5201 Http:// www.haddrellspoint.com
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