Fripp Island Summer Fishing Report
August 03, 2025
St. Helena Island
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Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in late July young-of-the-year redfish showed up in droves, which provide a ton of action for anglers and also indicate that it should be a really good fall for fishing. Anglers can still pick up some bigger fish in the creeks, particularly around creek mouths with oyster beds, but in August targeting tailing fish on the flats may continue to be one of the best ways to find a bigger grade of fish. July also saw good catches of trout on live shrimp, and the trout should only get bigger this month as we approach the fall. Expect the early August full moon to see some really nice trout caught over oyster bars and around grass lines. While legal fish are still relatively uncommon there have been more flounder caught this year than usual, particularly around structure. At the rocks they expect to continue to catch lots of black drum this month, while with fiddler crabs you can catch sheepshead. Later in the month more big ones should be landed if there is a little cooling. Migratory species like jacks, tripletail and tarpon should be around until the fall and, finally, don’t overlook sharks which can provide a ton of action for anglers.