Inshore:
With hot temperatures still dominating the weather pattern, the lowcountry's fishing report remains much the same as the past few weeks. Reds continue to be widely dispersed through out our estuaries, and are being found anywhere from under docks at low tide to up in the grass at high water levels. Live bait still dominates the baits of choice this time of year, however ZMAN's new "PaddlerZ" series soft plastics have been very productive on the artificial side as well as the usual Gulp! jerkshads and 3" shrimp. Though small, good numbers of trout are being found in most of our rivers right now. Live shrimp under a popping float is as close to a guarantee for a trout as we get right now. Still keep in mind, the DNR is asking for the voluntary release of all trout through september in order to help our stocks rebound from a brutally cold winter this past year. Spanish are still hanging around castle pinkney early in the mornings, and also around the tips of the Jetties. #00 clarkspoons, small casting jigs, and gotchs plugs are the traditional favorites for these little bullets. Sheepshead, while scattered, still produce some decent action right now around bridges and rock piles using fiddler crabs.
Offshore:
Late July typically brings a slow down on the "meatfish" pelagics offshore, but that being said we are still hearing some decent reports on wahoo from 140-300ft as well as some slinger dolphin in 130-400ft of water. Today marks the first fishing day of the Edisto Governors Cup Billfish tournament, but all reports leading up to the tourney suggest there should be a good sailfish bite going on as well as a few blue marlin being found out in the deep. Bottom fishing continues to be solid, with great numbers of vermillions, triggers, sea bass, amberjacks, and porgies being found on good live bottom areas from 80-120ft of water.

Report By: Scott Hammond
Haddrell's Point Tackle & Supply
47 S. Windemere Charleston, SC 29407 (843) 573-3474
http://www.haddrellspoint.com