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Head to Head With a Big Red!
With temperatures running in the mid to upper eighties for most of the week and the mullet starting to make a spring run it is good time to get wet. Get wet? That’s right, stand in the surf and go head to head with some large reds on surf tackle.
For me surf fishing represents the ultimate in relaxation. Other than finding fresh bait with the cast net there is literally no work involved, rigging is simple, destinations are easy to get to, heck the most effort goes into to fighting fish and having you feet sink in the sand as the waves roll around your feet!
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Oyster Season Closes May 15; Clam Season Closes May 31
      South Carolina's oyster season will close on Tuesday, May 15, according to S.C. Department of Natural Resources officials. Clam season will be extended another two weeks and close on Thursday, May 31.
      Both seasons close at one-half hour after official sunset. Find out more about shellfish harvesting regulations by checking the S.C Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Web site at www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/saltfishing.pdf. A Saltwater Recreational Fishing License is required to harvest oysters and clams. Find out more about the license at http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/ or by calling 1-888-434-7472.
      Coastal waters will remain closed to recreational and commercial shellfish harvesting for clams and oysters until this fall. Shellfish harvesting season normally opens Sept. 16 of each year; however, depending on water temperatures and weather conditions, this opening date may change.
      The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has requested that special attention be given to the harvest, handling and transportation of shellfish through the end of the season due to expected warm water temperatures.
      For more information on oysters and clams, call (843) 953-9300 in Charleston.

Inshore action has been good this week for trout, reds, and even some flounder. The trout are hitting DOA shrimp, topwater baits, and mud minnows. The big spring tide has been right in the evenings for the reds in the grass and the fish are hitting anything that resembles a crab as well as weedless spoons. Flounder are hitting grubs and mud minnows bumping them along the bottom. Sheepshead action remains good in and around Charleston Harbor as well as on the nearshore reefs. The menhaden are showing up in the inlets and the Spanish are following just off the beaches. Kings should be here by now, but there are few reports.
Offshore action is turning on big time. Multiple reports of Blue Marlin again this week, some big Wahoo, huge schools of Dolphin and scattered Yellowfin. Bottom fishing remains good for large black sea bass, snapper and grouper..

Tight lines…
Captain Tim Pickett
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