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Winter fishing in Myrtle beach.

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My wife wants to spend this Jan and Feb in Myrtle beach. Iv'e been there in the summer months to fish. How is the surf and pier fishing in the winter months of Jan & Feb, Were to fish, and whats would be running. Please help a Yankee out, I would hate to be in a great place as Myrtle and not fish. Thank's.:confused:

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Can't help you with the surf, but your best bet is gonna be to fish shallow mud flats for redfish. The sun warms the mud and it is not uncommon to find schools of 100 plus fish. Best in December and January but you can still find fish in February
But i would need a boat to fish the mud flats like the other forum member said. or can you fish them from shore?.
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Having walked the beach, I can vouch for the fact that the water is extremely shallow a long way out. I don't recall seeing anyone fishing the surf - just off the piers, which are fun to go out and watch, if nothing else.

 

Bingo! We go to Myrtle Beach to drink beer and meet stray women. Sometimes we take our own women and drink bourbon. It looks like you are in the latter group.

 

Mile for mile, South Carolina may be the worst state on the East Coast for surf fishing. 95% of our inshore fishing is done in the marshes, creeks and inlets. Compounding the problem is that many of our species move offshore during the winter. The good news is that if you do catch anything, you are nearly guaranteed to not be mugged.

 

On the other hand, If you are willing to take a charter, some of our pelagics are available year round, and you can fish off the wrecks.

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sheepshead are doing well right now inshore near pier pilings. crush up barnicles and fiddler crabs and chum right on top of natural wood pilings. Not treated wood pilings. give it a little bit to draw some fish in and clamp weight a small amout of lead a foot or so above a small but strong sharp hook and bait with a live fiddler or pieces of oyster. you have to keep your finger on the line and watch the rod tip. drop your bait right beside your chummed piling until it hits bottom. reel it a foot or so off the bottom and dangle it. do this for the two hours around low tide in 6-10 ft of water.

"Making fish late for where ever the hell they were going since 1979."
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no leader or carolina rigging, monofilament only and clamp weights so the extremely subtle vibrations of rheir nibble can reach your finger on the line. on a "hit" raise the rod tip rather quickly more so than a "hookset" jerk.

"Making fish late for where ever the hell they were going since 1979."
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