Saltwater Fishing Trends:

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[url "http://www.cherrygrovepier.com/tour.htm"]Cherry Grove Pier[/url]: Reopens April 1, 2007

[url "http://www.campingfriend.com/ApacheFamilyCampground/"]Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach)[/url]: Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Flounder caught with live bait. Trout caught with cut bait.

Springmaid Pier (Myrtle Beach): Pier is open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, year-round. Tackle shop open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Whiting and croaker caught with shrimp. View the [url "http://www.springmaidbeach.com/live-cam.html"]pier cam>>>

[/url]Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Pier open 6 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week. Tackle shop open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Slow fishing.

Surfside Pier: Closed Dec - Feb.

[url "http://www.pieratgardencity.com/"]The Pier at Garden City[/url]: Closed Dec. 31 – March

Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier (Georgetown): Open 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, with free parking and fishing. Visitors also enjoy great bird watching. A Freshwater Fishing License is required due to brackish water. A second fishing pier is open on Winyah Bay called Hobcaw Point Observation and Fishing Pier. Slow activity reported.

Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. [Note: Dec to Feb - 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.] Slow fishing.

[url "http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1019.aspx"]Hunting Island State Park[/url] Fishing Pier: Pier is open 24 hours a day. The Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Slow activity reported.

Reporters: The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' Marine Resource Division thanks the following participants for their cooperation in compiling this week's report: Cherry Grove Pier, Apache Pier, Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach State Park, Surfside Pier, The Pier at Garden City, Winyah Bay Fishing and Observation Pier, Folly Beach Fishing Pier, Hunting Island State Park and Dr. Donald Millus.

For South Carolina marine recreational fishing regulations: [url "http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf"]

http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf[/url]

Visit the Saltwater Fishing License Web site at [url "http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/"]http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov[/url]
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[Tarpon4me]

I thought i'd add a little to the report.

In Murrells Inlet, they are catching Flounder, Trout, and Redfish in the creeks. There are reports of a few sheephead being caught along the jettie walls. I'm sure the sheephead fishing is better at the inshore reef, but I haven't heard anything from out there.

The grouper have moved back offshore, but you can pick up some nice black sea bass around the reefs with squid. You may need to suspend your bait a little off the bottom if you get into the smaller fish. Usually the larger fish keep to themselves above the runts.
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