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September 30, 2024 Mount Pleasant 2 photos
Redfish
Redfish

Trip Summary

Fall is the best time to fosh for red drum here in Charleston and its in full swing now! Today we fished the 6 hours around low tide. 3 outgoing followed by 3 incoming. We were able to catch around 30 fish and a good variety, primarly red drum. One of the more u usual catches for us was a small Gag Grouper of the same cast we were catching lots of red fish. The fishing is better than it has been and will continue to get a bit better than it is now. Timing is still bery important. While harbor fishing for sharks and bulls the level of tide is not as important. For creek fishing for slot reds and trout, the last 3 hours of outgoing and first two on incoming are substantially better then other times. We are still using mostly live bait rigs however all of our trout are coming on artificial currently and we do occasionally find some redfish on topwater in the morning. The next three months will be the best fishing we have all year around here. We still have some spots open. Lets get out and fish!
Whit Edmonds
Mount-pleasant, South Carolina, United States
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Come out and experience some of the world class fishing Charleston has to offer! My 17 foot skiff can can fish up to 3 anglers while also getting us into some of the shallowest waters where the redfish like to go. It also features a tall poling platform i...

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