[smilliganqb]

Fished this morning 7am-10 am and managed 2 puppy drum and 2 flounder. Puppy drum and 1 flounder were short so they were released to grow up. Keeper flounder was 16 inches. All caught on bucktail flounder rig with mud minnows.

 

[Jerktherod!]

I know Hilton head very well.. where were you fishing?

 

[smilliganqb]

Staying at Moss Creek Plantation, no boat so I've been fishing from the docks provided at the resort. Have seen plenty of tailing reds but it has been difficult getting getting to them without a boat or kayak. Went to Dressien (sp) beach yesterday with my family and either blues or Spanish were smacking bait on the surface 30 yards off the beach.

 

[Jerktherod!]

Grew up at shipyard. Never fished moss creek but this time a year live shrimp, live pinfish and half a blue crab produce the reds. Mud minnows will produce the flats. There is a saltwater pond on the other side of shelter cove. I've caught some nice reds in there on cut mullet, Carolina rigged

 

[smilliganqb]

Do you know a local bait and tackle place? I caught the mud minnows at low tide, but I picked up crappy frozen bait at walmart and would like to find some fresher bait. Thanks JTR for the helpful info, what type set up do you typically use to catch the reds?

 

[Jerktherod!]

Southern Drawl outfitters, look it up. It's off the island not to far. Usually have big mud minnows, live shrimp, fiddlers and sometimes finger mullet. I Carolina rig a lot with live bait or popping corks with about 16 inches of leader. if you can catch some pins I throw them live on a jig head. Also, if you can catch some blue crab I throw that on a jig head in the grass at high tide. If you are around grass watch to see movement. They are in there

 

[smilliganqb]

Awesome JTR thanks for the great info

 

[Jerktherod!]

HHI is one of the best fisheries. I envy you at the moment. If you are looking for a good dinner and a cold beer, skull creek boathouse, one of the best on the island. Send some pics if you catch

 

[smilliganqb]

Went back out again this morning 7-10 trying to get into some flounder with mud minnows on a flounder rig, 2 small puppy drum about 13in. and 3 pesky small blacktips. Going to go back out at high tide in about 2 hours.

 

[MadDawgJ]

3 pesky small blacktips.

Just so you know those where probably Atlantic Sharpnoses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_sharpnose_shark) most people confuse them with baby Blacktips since they have black tips and are usually 3' or shorter and as such look like babies. Lots of them around right now.

Good luck this afternoon, catch something pic worthy!

 

[smilliganqb]

MadDawg you are definitely correct on the ID'ing the sharks I caught, a young man caught about a 3 ft Bonnet Head which was pretty cool. Just got chased off by big Tstorm with hail wow wee!

 

[MadDawgJ]

Nice. Bonnet heads are one of my favorites, most people don't know they exist let alone get to see one. Their pups where coming through en mass a couple months ago, I was happy to see them and see that many of them. Our afternoon weather this time of year can make fishing fun, 100 degrees one minute and pouring rain the next.