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Seasonal Fishing Guide: The Lowcountry and Beyond

"The Salty Savage Experience offers year-round land-based fishing charters specializing in the following seasonal peak species in the South Carolina Lowcountry."

Species

  • Redfish
  • Flounder
  • Black Drum
  • Sheepshead
  • Shark (Various)
  • Speckled Trout

Spring (Mar-May)

  • Redfish - Great
  • Speckled Trout - Good
  •  Flounder- Fair
  • Black Drum - Peak
  • Sheepshead - Peak
  • Shark (Various) - Fair

Summer (Jun-Aug)

  • Redfish - Good
  • Speckled Trout- Fair
  • Flounder - Peak
  • Black Drum - Fair
  • Sheepshead - Fair
  • Shark (Various) - Peak
Fall (Sep-Nov)
  • Redfish - Peak
  • Speckled Trout - Peak
  • Flounder - Good
  • Black Drum - Good
  • Sheepshead - Fair
  • Shark (Various) - Good

Winter (Dec-Feb)

  • Redfish - Good
  • Speckled Trout - Fair
  • Flounder - Slow
  • Black Drum - Peak
  • Sheepshead - Peak
  • Shark (Various) - Slow

Best Tactics

  • Redfish - Scented plastics, live shrimp
  • Speckled Trout - Popping corks, topwater lures
  • Flounder - Mud minnows, bottom bouncing
  • Black Drum - Fresh cracked crab, shrimp
  • Sheepshead - Fiddler crabs near structure
  • Shark (Various) - Large cut bait

Captain's Tip:

"While the Redfish bite is legendary in the Fall, our winter Sheepshead trips are some of the most technical and rewarding fishing you'll find in the Southeast."
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