mpdc

I will be in Charleston for a week over memorial day. i have an 18 grady sportsman 60 gal. fuel. where and what can I fish for and can I get decent fish 10-20 miles off shore or 30 milea offshore how is the sea state generllly compared to massachusetts bay. what fish are best to eat an which outfittrer in Isle of Palms area do you recommend. Is gthis are good for boating fishing

ngwhitman

You'll have several choices for offshore depending on the wind. The Nearshore Reef is just 3 miles off the end of the harbor jetties and can be quite productive for BSB, sharks, sheephead, and the occasional redfish. The Charleston 60 is about 12 miles out, is a larger and deeper reef, and yields the same but larger fish. If you can't get outside try fishing within the jetties that protect the entrance to the harbor. You never know what you'll catch. Use live bait which be purchased at many local tackle shops. A real good place to get the latest fishing news is www.charlestonfishing.com. I hope you enjoy your stay in our town. And please leave a lot of money behind!

Neil Whitman
ngwhitman@yahoo.com

tprice

Couldn't have said it better myself

You may also try the harbor for cobia and maybe some of the big reds may be showing up at The Griilage, and please do not ask on www.charlestonfishing.com where the Grillage is cause you will get humiliated. It is a great area to fish and is where the jetties run under water from Sullivan's Island out to the main jetties and will produce bug reds, which are normaly over the slot limit.

You can also pick up some sharks and cobia there as well. Bati of choice will be menhaden(I think you northern brothers call them Bunkers(don't call them that on that site either).

They also have reef numbers posted for the reefs on that same web site and you can normally just read and find out what is going on but that bunch can be cruel to a newcomer asking reasonable questions sometimes

Good luck and let us know if you need anymore help

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tprice

You can also pickup harbor maps that have spots on them as well, like the Dynamite hole which is great for sharks but getting to it can be a little tricky.

If you want to spend a few bucks you can order a Maps Unique which has a lot of nearshore/offshore spots marked as well.

Also forgot to mention the Kings should be there also before long(king mackerel). You can catch them slow trolling live menhaden(bunker as you guys call them) in the shipping channel. The shipping channel is the channel that runs thru the jetties and out through all the navigation buoys/markers.

Again good luck

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210 CC Sea Pro
Yamaha 200 4 Stroke
Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 HEMI