# 50886: Subject: Shallow Saltwater Report, South Carolina

Submitted by Delta Guide Service (ip 24.88.85.49)

• Fished on 11/30/2003

• Report received: 12/7/03

Water Temperature: 55
Water Clarity: Good
Seas: Moderate
Weather: Cool and clear
Fishing_for: Red drum & sea trout
Boat: Hewes 18' flats boat
captain: Gene Dickson

Report:
South Carolina Shallow Saltwater Fishing Report From 11-01-03 through 11-30-03

Cool weather and cool water have caused the fish to “bunch up” into some really big schools. We’ve seen several groups that had as many as 30 to 40 fish in it. The water temp is still warm enough (around the mid 50's) for the fish to be really active, so, they are quite easy to catch. We had two really poor days, one had only 1 fish in a half day trip and another day had only 3 fish. The other days went from 7 to as many as 23 fish per day. Funny thing, the half day where we only had 1 fish, that same afternoon, in the same area, we caught 9 fish that were up to 9#. That happens some times when you have only 4 or 5 hours to find the fish and get them to bite. The 3 fish day was the 28th, which went from small craft advisories to gale warnings by mid afternoon. We had one trip that caught some really big trout. We had 5 that went from 3 ½# up to 5 1/4#. They were caught on curly tail grubs. The reds are still eating the shallow running crank baits and also the spoons. We have caught a few on grubs, but have not fished many areas where grubs were useable. The crank baits work really well over submerged oyster beds. Another bait that always works in a minnow. Whether it’s a mullet, menhaden, or mud minnow, or whether it’s on the bottom, or under a float, they will always produce fish when weather won’t let you use the plastics. Clear, winter time, water will make the fish more spooky than normal, but, it also makes them more sluggish. In almost every situation, if you can see them, they can see you, so, keep low when approaching the area you will fish, and fish it good before you get up to look and see if fish are there. A final note is the old saying that says “It’s easy to fish a bait too fast for a red, but it’s really hard to fish one too slow!”

Always remember, take good care of the fish, it’s simply the right thing to do.

Good fishing!

Gene Dickson Delta Guide Service http://www.deltaguideservice.com/index.html Georgetown, SC 843-546-3645

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