Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.

***Note winter fishing conditions will make for sporadic reports***

Little River

* Cherry Grove Pier reports that cold weather has kept most fishermen off the pier, but occasional whiting have been caught by anglers braving the wind and cold.

Grand Strand

* Inshore: On warmer days anglers report that sight fishing for redfish can be strong. Fish are grouped up in large schools, and they will take live mud minnows or Gulp! artificials. Fish the lower stages of the tide and maneuver towards the skittish fish quietly. A few trout have also been reported caught.

Charleston

* Sheepshead and Black drum: Very good. Haddrell's Point reports that sheepshead fishing around bridges and hard structure is in full swing, and catching large numbers of good sized sheepshead is very possible. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig.
* Spottail Bass: Fair to good. Haddrell's Point reports that redfish are still grouped up in big schools, and they are starting to bite more consistently with slightly warmer temperatures. It is not impossible to catch 15-30 redfish on a single low tide. Gulp! Jerkshad, Mirrolures, Zman Rain MinnowZ and cut bait have all been productive the past week or two.

Beaufort

* Redfish: Water temperatures have started to warm slightly and the redfish are still schooled up very tight on the main river mud/shell flats. Feeding behavior is minimal with there being very little bait on the flats. The main objective for these flats fish is to avoid being eaten by dolphin and at times can become extremely wary and spooked with a minimal amount of boat noise. The best fishing will occur around low water 3 hours or so on either side of low tide. Weedless jigs tipped with mud minnows or Carolina rigged cut mullet will produce great results as the reds get moving again in the feeder creeks.