June Fishing Report
By Captain Robert Olsen
Fishing has been just as hot as the weather for the past few weeks. Getting out early in the day seems to be the best bet with the heat and the afternoon thunderstorms that have been passing through just about everyday.
I have been taking quite a few families with children out shark fishing. The action has been off the chart with lots of rod bending fun. I even had a unique episode last week: while I was helping a young angler bring a shark to the boat, he got a little excited and actually took a bite of my arm during the battle. It was definitely a first for me to have the angler bite me rather than the fish!
The creeks and rivers near the ocean are full of small sharpnose and bonnetthead sharks and they are cruising the shallows, looking for the next meal. My bait of choice has been live shrimp and live menhaden fished on the bottom.
Trout fishing has been getting better each week. It won’t be long before you can actually catch them in numbers on the beach. The smaller inlets, which all are accessible by foot, are starting to hold quite a bit of trout. We have a migration of glass minnows heading to the ocean and the trout are following them. Breach, Folly, and Stono Inlets are a few places holding them right now. Live shrimp and mud minnow are my bait of choice. Artificials work too. My best artificial lures for trout are the D.O.A. shrimp.
The redfish are holding on or near structures (docks, oyster rakes) and can be caught on live minnow, shrimp and cut mullet. Sheepshead are still biting strong around dock pilings using fiddlers and if you are patient, the flounder are here in good numbers. Use mud minnows on the bottom with a very slow retrieve until you feel a tap on the line. Wait a few seconds after the bite and set the hook. Make sure you bring a landing net for the flounder; they are hard to get out of the water without some help.
Hope this helps you out on the water. Any time spent fishing is a good time.
Tight lines,
Captain Robert Olsen
Knot @ Work Fishing Charters.
www.knotatworkfishing.com
(843) 442-7724
