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Weather continues to impact fishing
 Photo by Judy Corley
Cold, windy and rainy weather continues to plague local anglers and others enjoying outdoor activities. These fishermen in Cherry Grove recently found one nice day to launch their boat before more cold weather arrived sending them home to wait.
By Chris Carbone
Seacoast Angler Association
There is nothing new to report this month—just more of the same weather affecting fishing and any outdoor activities.
The cold temperatures have not let up as they usually do so the water temperatures have dropped into the 40s which is not good for the species of fish in our inshore creeks and estuaries. Some fish die when the temperature hits the lower 40s and most become almost dormant and do not feed aggressively. They simply lie there, try to get comfortable and feed on the easy food passing their way.
You come along in your noisy boat, stereo blasting and splashing tackle every which way to entice them and they don’t pay any attention to you. So it looks like we just wait for better days to arrive.
You can see from our Fishing Leader Board that we have not had but two fish entered in the last month or so but some of that will hopefully change soon.
Although the inshore fishing is slow, I still hear that the brave anglers that do clear the jetties are finding sea bass in good numbers. The Caudle Reef, the Little River
Offshore Reef, the 390/390 and Christina’s Ledge are reportedly producing keeper size sea bass as well as the Atlantic Ledge. Check your charts for where these areas are.
Look for any structure on your fish finder and it will likely produce sea bass. Use squid or fish-bites for bait. As I have said many times before, along with the sea bass will be triggerfish, white grunt and sheepshead which are all good eating fare.
Red drums have been caught in Dunn Sound but way back in the shallows. You have to have a shallow draft boat to get in there and look for the shallows with the dark mud as this is the warmest part of the creek. Live bait is best if available.
There have been a few catfish caught in the Intracoastal Waterway and the anglers that have been catching them are using cut bait and slow drifting at the top or bottom of the tide. If you like Eels you will find them there as well.
We have reports of wahoo being taken but you have to go out to the Gulf Stream to get them. For now it is a good time to take in some of the fishing seminars in our area to kill time while waiting for the warm-up.
Stop Wishin’...Go Fishin.’
If you have info on the local fishing, email the Anchor at seacoastanglers@aol.com and let us know. By Chris Carbone
Seacoast Angler Association
There is nothing new to report this month—just more of the same weather affecting fishing and any outdoor activities.
The cold temperatures have not let up as they usually do so the water temperatures have dropped into the 40s which is not good for the species of fish in our inshore creeks and estuaries. Some fish die when the temperature hits the lower 40s and most become almost dormant and do not feed aggressively. They simply lie there, try to get comfortable and feed on the easy food passing their way.
You come along in your noisy boat, stereo blasting and splashing tackle every which way to entice them and they don’t pay any attention to you. So it looks like we just wait for better days to arrive.
You can see from our Fishing Leader Board that we have not had but two fish entered in the last month or so but some of that will hopefully change soon.
Although the inshore fishing is slow, I still hear that the brave anglers that do clear the jetties are finding sea bass in good numbers. The Caudle Reef, the Little River
Offshore Reef, the 390/390 and Christina’s Ledge are reportedly producing keeper size sea bass as well as the Atlantic Ledge. Check your charts for where these areas are.
Look for any structure on your fish finder and it will likely produce sea bass. Use squid or fish-bites for bait. As I have said many times before, along with the sea bass will be triggerfish, white grunt and sheepshead which are all good eating fare.
Red drums have been caught in Dunn Sound but way back in the shallows. You have to have a shallow draft boat to get in there and look for the shallows with the dark mud as this is the warmest part of the creek. Live bait is best if available.
There have been a few catfish caught in the Intracoastal Waterway and the anglers that have been catching them are using cut bait and slow drifting at the top or bottom of the tide. If you like Eels you will find them there as well.
We have reports of wahoo being taken but you have to go out to the Gulf Stream to get them. For now it is a good time to take in some of the fishing seminars in our area to kill time while waiting for the warm-up.
Stop Wishin’...Go Fishin.’
If you have info on the local fishing, email the Anchor at seacoastanglers@aol.com and let us know.
NMBHS loses head football coach
 Photo by BarefootGuyPhotography.com
Sophomore quarterback Clint Cole hands off to Kelton Chestnut during this past season’s game against Myrtle Beach. The Chiefs went to the Region VIII-AAA Championship in North Charleston.
Denver Cromer resigned his position as the head football coach at North Myrtle Beach High School last week, according to the school's athletic director Joe Quigley. His resignation was effectively immediately.
Cromer lead the Chiefs for five seasons and accumulate a 24-32 record which included a region championship in 2006.
According to various Web sites, his career record is 74-59. The team had a 4-7 season in 2009 and earned a place in the Class AAA playoffs. They played North Charleston in the first round of the playoffs and lost 47-27 in the game.
"Denver has done a tremendous job in coaching the Chiefs and he will be missed,'' Quigley said in a press release. ''At this time, coach Cromer will continue to teach math at North Myrtle Beach High School."
Phone calls to the Cromer and Quigley for additional comments were not returned.
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