[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=352479#p352479 said:
PSG-1 » Yesterday, 07:31[/url]"]Steed Creek is in Francis Marion NF, that's about an hour south of me. While I could tell you all about how to fish the saltwater side around Cape Romain, as for the freshwater of Steed Creek, I can't really advise as far as fishing there, because...
A: I've never fished it
and
B: I suck at freshwater fishing. Only way I can catch freshwater fish is in my own pond in the back yard. That's how horrible I am at freshwater fishing!! :mrgreen:
So your point is
how not to fish the freshwater of the coastal rivers of S.C?
I personally have not fished the coastal rivers of S.C, but I spent a good part of my youth fish the fresh, salt, and brackish waters of coastal NC and I doubt there's very much difference between the 2 fisheries. We lived on the Yeopim river (waterfront) and also fished the nearby Perquimans river. These rivers are south of Elizebeth City NC around Hertford NC. We also lived on the Cherry Point USMC base that's located on the Neuse river.
We (my 2 brothers and I) would spend our days during summer vacation chasing Bluegills and other sunfish, Bass, and White Perch (which aren't actually a perch but a Temperate Bass cousin to Saltwater Striped Bass) from a 12' tiller tinny with a 9.9 on it. Our most successful artificial lure was the red and white Beetlespin:
https://www.basspro.com/Johnson-Original-Beetle-Spin/product/15602/?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions&om_mmc=shopping_googleproductextensions&kpid=15602%26adc=pg_315_11128_531528bbe4b0561180689ee6_41411266591
I don't know what this lure mimicked in that area but the fish would tear it up and I've never done as good with it anywhere else. We would throw it around Cypress knee beds and catch big bull 'Gills, Bass, and the ever present White perch. We also used minnows and live crickets fished below a cork.
At night we would target catfish off the dock using worms mostly, but also cut bait and small eels we would catch in the minnow trap. The small eels were killer for the bigger catfish, a 6-8" eel was perfect. We would also catch bigger American eels while fishing the docks at night, some nice 36" "Tiderunners". We would also catch the occasional Flounder at night, and they almost always bit the worms (crawlers).
I have fond memories of those days and nights of over 40 yrs ago and would like to go back and fish that area again for old times sake. Just thinking about it I can smell the Cypress trees in the evening mist.