Freshwater fishing

Lake Marion: Largemouth Bass: Fair, using a.jpgicial worms, and topwater Rebels fishing along the banks and point early in the morning. Striped Bass: Fair, using shad and live herring with down rods in 25 feet of water. White Perch: Slow, Try jigging off the bottom with Hopkins spoons. Crappie: Fair, Try using small and medium minnows over deep brush piles, bridge pilings and piers. Catfish: Excellent, fishing with live herring and cut shad off the bottom in deep water. Bream and Shellcrackers: Excellent, using redworms and crickets in 4 to 8 feet of water.

Lake Moultrie: Largemouth Bass: Good, casting, spinnerbaits, plastic worms and lizards along docks and structure. Striped Bass: Good, Jigging and with down-rods in 30 feet of water with live herring near the powerhouse and also trolling stretch 25's when live bait does not produce fish in 30 feet of water. Night fishing has been the most productive. Crappie: Fair, using small to medium minnows and Beetlespins around fish attraction areas and brush piles. Catfish: Excellent, using cut shad, herring, menhaden, live large shiners and nightcrawlers 30 to 35 feet deep. Bream: Excellent, using crickets, redworms, and small minnows, around manmade fish attractors and around the dam.

Shellcrackers: Fair, try redworms and green worms along the banks along river runs and points.

Lake Murray: Largemouth Bass: Good, casting to submerged grass along banks up to 8 foot of water with Texas-rigged and Carolina rigged worms or lizards in pumpkin, watermelon seed and redbug colors. Fish are hitting topwater baits, buzzbaits Sammy 100's and floating worms.

Striped Bass: Fair, using down-rod with live herring in 20 to 60 feet of water and also free-lining herring. Crappie: Fair, using jigs tipped with small tuffy minnows trolling in creek runs and fishing brush piles in 15 to 20 feet of water. Catfish: Good, using cut herring and nightcrawlers on the bottom in 5 to 15 feet of water. Bream: Good, fishing redworms and crickets around grass wall and docks in 5 to 15 foot of water. Also try Beetlespins-white with red dot-when live bait does not produce. Shellcrackers: Fair, using redworms and baby nightcrawlers in 6 to 20 feet of water off points.

Saltwater Fishing

Folly Beach Pier: Open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Activity is slow. Whiting and spots are biting cut shrimp.

Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier: Pier is open 24 hours a day. The Nature Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1019.aspx .Whiting and a few small black drum are biting cut shrimp.

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