Fishing Report (Updated 5.9.2008)

Spottail Bass: Very good.  Fish the edges of grass on the incoming tide with rattle floats and natural colored Gulp Shrimp to catch slot sized fish as well as larger ones.  Also use brown Gulp Swimming Minnows, or mud minnows.  On the beginning of the falling tide bigger spottails can be found schooling and feeding aggressively for brief periods.  The topwater bite is also very good on shallow and medium depth flats when the weather is calm. 

Trout: Very good.  Trout fishing is fast improving and nice-sized fish are being caught.  Use Gulp shrimp imitations or live shrimp and target drops on the falling tide, or fish around the grass when the water is high.  Large fish in the 18 to 20 inch range are being taken when the water is up.

Sheepshead: Very good.  Offshore sheepshead fishing remains strong but anglers have had a hard time getting out with the high winds.  When they can head out guides continue to report nice catches of sheepshead at the near shore reefs.  Lots of fish are in the 2-5 pound range, but some larger fish up to 9 or 10 pounds are also being taken.  Anglers forced to fish inshore are also doing well around structure with fiddler crabs. 

Cobia:  Read about cobia fishing in the Beaufort report.

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