I can hear Will Smith singing “Summertime“ as I type this. It’s HOT in Charleston. Temperature wise and fishing wise. The summer months in Charleston Harbor offer a ton of options for the outdoor enthusiast. The bull reds are here spawning. The summer trout and flounder are everywhere. We have the largest bonnethead sharks in the world. And the tarpon are starting to show up in decent numbers. Reds on the flats and in the grass are also a great time.
The past week has been exceptionally good fishing with the smaller tide swings. Spanish mackerels have been making their usual appearance out by the jetties and we’ve even been catching some further inshore. The giant black drum are around as well with some reaching into the 40-50 pound range. May through October are definitely the best months to fish in Charleston if you want to tangle with the biggest redfish and black drums you’ll ever catch! Here are some shots from the past few days. Currently I’m booking into August and September so call me asap to get in on the action! I also have a few days open still in October, November, and December, which are my favorite months for keeping fish in Charleston. Lots of big trout around then so come get in on the action!
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Trout Trout Trout!!!!!! Big ole trout and lots of them. Yeah there are some reds around, and yeah there's a ton of black drums too. But there are 4 months a year when yours truly gets on the trout and wears them out like a bad kid at summer camp! It has been a sick bite for the past few weeks and will only get better. Current edges, rip lines, outside corner rips, and inside corner eddies. There are three things to remember; trout like clean water, some current, and they will not spend more energy to eat something than they stand to gain from eating it! That means slow it down. Long light leaders and big shrimp will get it done or free lined DOA's if you want to use plastics. If you want to catch the big gator hammers, free line a live finger mullet with the tail trimmed off. Best of luck out there and be safe! RFM out!
Capt. Jamie Hough 843-364-1759 www.theredfishmafia.com www.flatspotcharters.com 2014 Elite Redfish Series Biloxi Champion 2015 IFA Redfish Tour National Champion
Tis the season! Deer season, teal season, dove season, and redfish season! Sure you can catch me year round. But this time of year the water temps start dropping, most of the tourists and boat traffic is gone, and the fish start settling down and getting ready for the winter. That means the eat! They have to burn stored calories to stay warm and they get these calories by eating. What are they eating? As the water temps start dropping the variety of baits they'll eat increases ten fold. After the first frost, they'll eat just about anything you throw at them. This week the water has been cooling down and thus schools are getting more and more active and more and more aggressive. I still have some openings for trout and redfish trips in November and December which are the best two months to catch a bunch of reds and trout.
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