South Carolina Fishing Pier Reports

SALTWATER FISHING TRENDS:

Cherry Grove Pier: Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Whiting caught with cut bait. 16 inch flounder caught. Bluefish caught with cut mullet and blue rigs. Spadefish caught with cut bait, shrimp.

Apache Pier (Myrtle Beach North): Pier and bait Shop open 6 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. Some pompano. Spottail with bloodworms and synthetic bloodworms. Red drum and black drum also reported.

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 pm. Spottail caught with bloodworms. Trout and whiting caught with cut bait. Spanish mackerel caught with gold hooks. Also some flounder being caught.

Myrtle Beach State Park Pier (Myrtle Beach South): Open 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Spots caught with bloodworms and artificial bloodworms. Trout caught with shrimp and cut bait. Some whiting caught.

Surfside Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Spottail doing well. Whiting fishing very well with shrimp. Some trout being caught.

The Pier at Garden City: Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Spottail caught with bloodworms and artificial bloodworms. Pompano caught with shrimp. Whiting also reported caught..

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. Catfish are always good on cut bait. Crabbing is doing well using string and bait.

Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Redfish caught with mullet. Black drum, whiting and sheepshead caught with shrimp.

Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier: Pier is open 24 hours a day. The Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Sheepshead caught with fiddler crab and cast net. Some whiting, flounder and skate also caught. Redfish caught with mud minnows. Sea bass caught with shrimp.