April 30

Inshore water temperatures around Georgetown are about 70 degrees. 

There are fish to be caught inshore in the Georgetown area, but Captain Fred Rourk (843-241-4767) reports that with a front every few days and oft-changing wind direction the fish just can’t get into a comfortable pattern. The bite will probably not stabilize until the weather and the wind do. 

While there have been some days, overall the redfish have been very erratic. The flounder have also been a little unpredictable in Georgetown, and even though fishing has been fairly strong to the north around Georgetown the casual angler is not having much luck trolling for them. The trout bite is decent but there have not been a lot of people chasing them. 

Better news is that cobia are just starting to show up, and last week there was a fish caught out of Georgetown. The bite should get better and better pitching buoys and at the Georgetown Reef three miles offshore. There have been some large schools of rays around and soon the cobia should be following them. 

While Fred has not seen many bluefish yet, the Spanish mackerel and summer trout are both around the wrecks. Sheepshead are also thick, and with jelly balls everywhere the spadefish have also arrived.