Little River
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Excellent
Saturday, May 16 2026
Inshore: Captain Smiley Fishing Charters (843-361-7445) reports that after a good late April they have high expectations for May, and redfish, trout and black drum should all continue to be caught in the creeks as well as at the jetties. Live shrimp will catch all three species. The flounder were already arriving by the end of April, and this month more bigger fish should return. They will take mud minnows.Cherry Grove Pier (843-249-1625) reports that that his month they should continue to catch Spanish mackerel, bluefish and abundant whiting, and the flounder should get bigger. However, the real excitement is that water temperatures are already where they need to be for king mackerel to start the month and at some point very soon numbers of kings should arrive.Nearshore: Captain Smiley Fishing Charters reports that bluefish and Spanish mackerel fishing was strong by the end of April, and it should get even better this month. The tail end of the bonito fishing should last into early May while big weakfish should be around a bit longer. Cobia should arrive by about the third week of May.
Little River
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Excellent
Inshore: Captain Smiley Fishing Charters (843-361-7445) reports that after a good late April they have high expectations for May, and redfish, trout and black drum should all continue to be caught in the creeks as well as at the jetties. Live shrimp will catch all three species. The flounder were already arriving by the end of April, and this month more bigger fish should return. They will take mud minnows.Cherry Grove Pier (843-249-1625) reports that that his month they should continue to catch Spanish mackerel, bluefish and abundant whiting, and the flounder should get bigger. However, the real excitement is that water temperatures are already where they need to be for king mackerel to start the month and at some point very soon numbers of kings should arrive.Nearshore: Captain Smiley Fishing Charters reports that bluefish and Spanish mackerel fishing was strong by the end of April, and it should get even better this month. The tail end of the bonito fishing should last into early May while big weakfish should be around a bit longer. Cobia should arrive by about the third week of May.
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