Little River
•Inshore: Captain Michael Rutenberg reports that big red drum can be found at the Little River Jetties and can be caught on cut bait fished on a stout Carolina rig. Trout are moving back into the IntraCoastal Waterway and striper should show up in the brackish waters soon.

•Cherry Grove Pier: Water has been very clear but there seem to be less mullet in the surf than a week ago. A few spot have been caught as well as some bluefish, flounder, whiting and pompano. The sheepshead bite remains extraordinary and a fish over ten pounds was caught and weighed in this week.

Grand Strand
•Spot: Excellent. At times spot are running in the surf and off the piers but the spot bite in Murrell’s Inlet is on fire. Perry’s Bait and Tackle reports that the public landing on the inlet is packed and the road is also lined with boat trailers. Cut shrimp are good bait.
•Spottail Bass: Very good. Perry’s reports that nice catches of slot sized red drum and short fish in the 13 inch range continue to be made in the creeks. Finger mullet continue to be the hot bait.
•Sheepshead and black drum: Very good. Sheepshead and black drum are biting very well at the jetties and around most any inshore structure. Black drum are also being caught in good numbers in deep holes in the creek. Use fiddler crabs or shrimp.
•Flounder: Good. After a slow early fall the flounder bite was much improved two weeks ago and continued to be strong this past week. In the creeks, off the beach and around jetties the fish have turned on. Pulling live mud minnows or finger mullet on the bottom, particularly around structure with moving water, will catch fish.
•Weakfish: Good. Conditions have improved for weakfish and at Springmaid Pier and in Garden City the bite is turning on again. Surf casting, fishing off the piers or trolling will all work. Fish strips of fresh mullet on the bottom.
•Spotted Sea Trout: Good. Perry’s reports that as temperatures have stabilized the trout bite has improved again. Look in Murrells Inlet area creeks and the creeks behind Pawley’s Island and fish in holes at lower stages of the tide and along the grass on higher tides. Fish are also being caught off the Second Avenue Pier in Myrtle Beach. Live shrimp (available at Perry’s Bait and Tackle) fished under a float or DOA shrimp will work.

•Surf and Pier Report: While they are moving out of the creeks the surf remains awash with schools of 6-8 inch mullet holding right on the beaches and schools of bluefish up to 3 or 4 pounds are gorging on them. Spanish mackerel seem to have moved a little further offshore as temperatures have dropped.

Charleston
•Trout: Excellent. Haddrell’s Point reports that trout action is "on fire" and early in the morning fishing with topwater lures like Super Spook Juniors or Bomber Pop N Minnows is catching both quality fish and good numbers.
•Spottail Bass: Very good. Haddrell’s Point reports that spottail bass are scattered throughout inshore estuaries; on higher tides there is still good tailing action in the spartina grass. Throw spoons or Gulp! jerk shad to tailing redfish. There are also good numbers of schooling spottails being caught around docks and oyster beds/ rock piles with water moving over them.
•Sheepshead: Good. Haddrell’s Point reports that sheepshead are biting well as they stage inshore before making the move offshore for winter. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig around structure.
•Flounder: Fair to good. Haddrell’s Point reports that flounder fishing is "spotty" with cooling temperatures. Fish live mud minnows or finger mullet on the bottom around the mouths of feeder creeks on the outgoing tide.

•Folly Beach Pier: The pier reports that whiting, trout, and some red drum have been caught in the last week.

Beaufort
•Bull red drum: Excellent. Captain Dan "Fishin’ Coach" Utley and Captain Brian Vaughn report that the bite for bull red drums 30 pounds or more has been outstanding. Fish can be found around the rock piles off Bay Point and they have also moved into the sounds and sandbars right off the beach. Use cut mullet on stout Carolina rigs and 12/0 to 15/0 circle hooks.
•Spottail Bass: Very good. Bay Street Outfitters reports that tailing action remains strong but soon it will end when fiddler crabs go into hibernation. The creeks are so full of shrimp right now that it seems as if mud minnows are making better bait than shrimp.
•Trout: Good. Good catches of trout continue on live shrimp, mud minnows, and artificials such as Gulp! and DOA shrimp. However, sizes continue to be down. Best action has been reported in deep holes but also fish along the grass at higher stages of the tide; both the rising and dropping tide have been productive.
•Flounder: Good. Flounder are around in good numbers in the inlets and creeks; fish around artificial structure, rocks and sea walls. Live mud minnows and mullet fished on the bottom will both work.

•Paradise Pier: Whiting, a few sheepshead and little sharks are being caught.