North Myrtle Beach September 2, 2010
Tenner Felbinger, of Raleigh, with a red drum that fell for a shrimp near Little River while she was fishing with her parents on the "Got Crabs?"
Mark, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing, reports that the excellent variety fishing at the Little River jetties continues. Anglers are connecting with red and black drum, bluefish, bonnethead sharks, big whiting, and more while drifting through the inlet with live shrimp.
Some big reds (to 20+ lbs.) are in the mix at the inlet, too. They will occasionally bite the shrimp, but live and cut pogies will also attract their attention.
Spanish mackerel are feeding in the inlet as well, and anglers can hook them on light tackle by casting MirrOlure MirrOdines and MirrOminnows or Deadly Dicks to them when schools are chasing bait on the surface.
Inshore, anglers are catching big numbers of smaller red drum and some speckled trout and flounder in the potholes of Dunn Sound and the area creeks. Live shrimp on light Mission Fishin’ jigheads will get their attention.
Capt. Mark Dickson, of Shallow Minded Inshore Fishing Charters, with a 20+ lb. red drum that fell for a live shrimp at the Little River Jetties.
Patrick, of Capt. Smiley’s Fishing Charters, reports that anglers are finding fast action in the shallows of the East River, Dunn Sound, and around the crossroads. Live and Gulp shrimp on 1/4 oz. jigheads are fooling red drum and some flounder. Drifting a shrimp beneath a popping cork is adding some speckled trout to the catch.
The Little River jetties are producing action with black and red drum (with fish to well over 10 lbs.). Live finger mullet, pogies, and shrimp are drawing bites from the drum.
Spanish mackerel are feeding on the surface at the inlet, and anglers are hooking them by free-lining live mullet while fishing the bottom.
Bryan, of Fish-On Outfitters, reports that the flounder fishing is still excellent in the creeks and marshes of Cherry Grove. Anglers are also picking up some red drum and gray trout in the area.
Live finger mullet and peanut pogies are fooling the majority of the fish.
Some large striped bass are feeding in the ICW near the fresh/salt water line. Live pogies will draw crushing strikes from the big linesiders.
Sam and Weldon Rose Nichols, of Greensboro, NC, with a cobia and three dolphin they hooked on live pogies at the Shark Hole.
Mike, of Cherry Grove Pier, reports that anglers are catching big numbers of flounder from the pier (with fish to 23” last week). Live finger mullet are fooling the flatties and good numbers of red drum (though many are undersized).
A few spanish mackerel (to 3 lbs.) are falling for live mullet free-lined from the pier.
Bottom fishermen are decking some whiting on shrimp.
The water is 83 degrees.
