Fishing Reports

Offshore has been stacked lately out of Murrells Inlet. The reefs and wrecks off the Carolina coast are holding a strong mixed bag right now, and the Reel Blessed crew has been putting it together trip after trip. Grouper (Rock Hind, Yellowedge & Scamp) Grouper action has been consistent on the deeper structure this month. Rock hind, yellowedge, and scamp are all in the mix, which is typical for a good July bottom trip out of Murrells Inlet. Summer is prime time for bottom fi

The reef bite out of Murrells Inlet has been steady lately, with trips running out to nearshore structure and deeper bottom putting a solid mixed bag in the box. Reel Blessed Charters has been finding grouper, snapper and jacks stacked up, and the crew has kept the deck busy all day. Species Report Scamp Grouper Scamp are one of the better eating grouper species working the reefs and wrecks off Murrells Inlet, and they have been showing up strong on recent bottom fishing trip

June is doing exactly what it's supposed to do out of Murrells Inlet, and the offshore bite is showing it. This past week a crew of New Hampshire anglers came down and put together one of those trips you talk about on the ride home. The fish box told the whole story. Mahi-Mahi Mahi are here, and they're hungry. Water temps out toward the Gulf Stream edge have been climbing steadily through early summer, and with that warming comes the baitfish movement that mahi follow like

The offshore reefs delivered last weekend. Clients came back with red snapper, vermilion snapper, and amberjack — solid fish on all three, caught on structure in 40 to 70 feet off the South Carolina coast. This time of year is one of the better windows for this kind of fishing out of Murrells Inlet. The water temperature is right, the bait is moving, and the reef fish are holding well before the summer heat pushes everything deeper. Red Snapper and Vermilion Snapper Red sna

The Gulf Stream delivered. Al and Andrew came out for back-to-back trips — inshore one day, Gulf Stream the next — and the offshore run made the long run out worth every mile. Bottom fishing was on fire. They filled the box with vermilion snapper, triggerfish, and porgy before the sharks started showing up and collecting their tax. Grouper were there too. We released them clean. Al's a tough one. The kind of angler you're glad to have on the boat when things get real offshore