Subject: Shallow Saltwater Report, South Carolina

Submitted by Delta Guide Service (ip 24.31.219.118)

• Fished on 7/31/04

  Water Temperature: 85
  Water Clarity: Good
  Seas: Moderate
  Weather: Hot & windy
  Fishing_for: red drum & sea trout
  Boat: Hewes 18' flats boat
  captain: Gene Dickson
  

  Report:
  South Carolina Shallow Saltwater Fishing Report From 07-01-04 through 07–31-04 Unlike the weather, which has been hot, the fishing has been either hot or cold. One day we had 52 reds in about 3 hours and the next, we could only find 4. And, so it went all month long. 10 to 15 one day, and 2 or 3 the next. And, added in to the mix was the accursed zero days where nothing I could do would produce a fish. We hooked two tarpon last week. They jumped a time or two and then threw our hooks back at us. We caught a couple of spinner sharks which always put on a show. One nearly jumped into another boat that was anchored near us. We have caught some big reds in the last week. Several of them bottomed out our Boga Grip which is rated to 30 #. We are still using a lot of live bait such as mullet and menhaden, but, we also have been having some luck with spoons and crank baits and have also taken a few on the fly rod. The wind has been less of a problem for us lately, but the heat has gotten to the spot where a good breeze is welcome! Water temps are around 85 in many areas so please be sure to give your fish plenty of time to catch their breath before releasing them. It is pretty well known that the hotter the water is, the less oxygen there is in it and, we have found that the resuscitation time should be at least equal to the time of the fight. That way, if you use light line, such as 8 or 10 pound test, and the fight lasts a long time, you should resuscitate the fish for a long time. We normally use heavy line such as 20# test so we can get them in quickly and release them quickly. It is a lot less stressful on the fish that way. Good fishing! Gene Dickson Delta Guide Service http://www.deltaguideservice.com/index.html Georgetown, SC 843-546-3645

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