As in the spring and fall, the best fishing is around areas with structures, such as oyster bars, rocks and pilings during periods when the tidal currents are running. Generally in the summer, trout fishing is quite spotty as the fish do not form large schools typical of cooler periods of the year. Red Drum Summer fishing for red drum is slower than during the spring and fall. At this time they are very easy to catch, but are smaller than the allowable minimum size in South Carolina of 14 inches and should be released. These fish will attain legal size in the fall.
Baits used are either live menhaden, finger mullet or fresh cut mullet.
These baits are presented on fish-finder rigs on the bottom. Cut baits are fished on the bottom, whereas live baits may be fished either on the bottom or floated along the jetty rocks. Flounders Flounders are quite abundant in the estuaries during the summer months. This is the time of the year when some folks drift along the shallows during calm nights on an early incoming tide to gig flounders. The boats are generally shallow draft such as jon boats and have lights set up on the bow to illuminate the bottom directly ahead of the boat.