| REDFISH (Spot
Tail Bass): The most popular and sought after fish of our area.
Reds can be caught all year long with the winter months being the
peak time for casting flys or artificals to large schools of feeding
fish in two feet of water or less. These winter fish range in size
from two to fifteen pounds with the average being seven to eight
pounds. In the summer months we stalk the tailing fish on the shallow
grass flats around the high tides. |
COBIA
begin to arrive in the spring and
in large schools in the Port Royal Sound and Broad River. Fish
average between 25 and 40 lbs. and it is not uncommon to catch
a Cobia over 50 lbs. Fishing with bait is the most common method
for catching Cobia but artificals and flys may be used when sightfishing
on calm days.
Other
species that are caught in the Spring are Tripple Tail,
Spanish Mackeral, Blue Fish and several varieties of Sharks. |
Tarpon
arrive in the summer months in the Port Royal Sound as well as
the back country creeks that surround Hilton Head. Tarpon are
one of the most exciting inshore gamefish to catch because of
there explosive long runs and incredible leaping ability. Tarpon
average 75-115lbs. and may reach 150lbs. or more!
Other
species in the Summer months include King
Mackeral, Jack Crevalle, Spanish Mackeral, and Sharks.
Sightfishing
for Tailing Redfish is at it's Best! |
Specked
Trout are in abundance in the fall and are
a fun fish to catch on light tackle and also an excellent fish
to eat. It is not uncommon to catch your limit of Trout in the
fall, they average 1.5-2.5lbs.
Redfish
& Flounder are
also plentiful in the fall due to the abundace of baitfish and
shrimp that are in the inshore creeks.
Sightfishing
for Tailing Redfish is still very good.
As the water temps cool large
(Bull) Redfish begin to school right off the beaches of
Hilton Head and average 20-35lbs. |
