My favorite bite of the year!
November 26, 2024 Mount Pleasant 2 photos

Trip Summary

Overall we have had a much warmer than usual fall. However, the last two weeks have brought some consistantly cooler days and finally brought down the water temp. In turn, it has really turned the fish on. The last couple of weeks have been the best so far this year. The redfish are beginning to get in larger schools and can be caught on a variety of techniques. The seatrout are starting to show up as well. We have also been catching some random flounder on our last few trips. The pictures above are from a brackish water trip in the Cooper River I took on a day of the other day. The cooper right now we are only using artificial and it is consistently producing high numbers of both redfish and largemouth. The 6 and 8 hour trips have been the best by far as they allow more fishing time and allow us to travel to some other areas. However the 4 hiur trips have still been very good for redfish and the creeks in the harbor that are more local are fishing great too.
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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