Cameron Jetty's
 

What's the best way to fish the Jetty's? Bait? Pop-n-cork or bottom?

Carolina rig live mullet or shrimp.

What kind of fish would you like to catch?

Pop n cork with 3/4oz jig head with dead shrimp

Specs and Reds!

Puppy reds, bull reds, or both?

Cracked Crab on the bottom is best down there. But you will catch Trophy Sail Cats and Drum also. Good possibility to catch some Hardheads too.
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Specks..... live bait [shrimp, mullet, shad, croaker] fished under a cork or on the bottom. Always use a hook and not a jig head, this will catch more fish.

Or you can catch trout using soft plastic. If the water is dirty, use dark colors. If the water is fairly clear, I like chartreuse color baits or other light color baits.

Red's.....cracked crabs is # 1. Or any of the above listed live baits. Or you can use cut up mullet or other types of bait fish.

Remember if you cast up close to the rocks, there are lots more rocks down on the bottom so you can expect to get hung-up and have lots of break-offs.

When the tide is moving, you catch more fish. When the tide is not moving, fishing can be very slow.

What they said is great advice. Let me add a few things:

The success of many fishing trips for me has come down to whether I was able to find fresh crab. It is often worth the extra effort, especially if bull reds are the target.

Croaker and Sand Trout up to 13" long are great bait for bull redfish and other big stuff. Have a big hook and a stout pole ready and hook them up as soon as you catch them.

The tide can be pretty strong there and often it is nearly impossible to keep bait on the bottom inside the jetties. If this is the case, go trough one of the cuts and fish the outside of the jetty, usually on the downwind side. I like the spots about 1/2 way between the cut and the end, though if the water is clear, sometimes a spot near the cut can be good too.

Let us know how you do.

Mathgeek,

You normally fish inside the ship channel versus the outside of the rocks? I want to take my kids there to catch some bull reds. Just need a bigger boat first.

It depends on how the water is moving and what the target is and how clear the water is.

Safety is the first priority, and sometime the waves are simply too big on the outside.

The next priority is water that is moving, but not moving so fast that you can't put your bait on the bottom. The inside is always moving more than the outside, so it is often the better bet when the outside is dead still. I also like the inside better (near the end) on a rising tide, because a lot of bait is being forced through the openings (end and cuts) and a lot of fish are waiting for the easy pickings. On a falling tide, the reverse is true, a lot of bait is being swept along with the tide to the outside of the cuts and just past the end, where the fish are waiting. There are holes past the end of each jetty where big fish wait to ambush stuff being swept along on a falling tide. I like the spot between the end of the west jetty and the marker light, slightly to the outside, but still within casting distance to the rocks and the marker. Your sonar should show a bit of a hole, and there is some structure there because the rock line actually continues underwater for some distance.

If you can access clear water, or water where your sonar is showing fish, it is to your advantage and raises the probability of specs and redfish rather than drum.

Have fun.

Thanks

Has anyone been catching at the jetties recently? Was planning a trip Thursday

I've fished from the jetties many times. I usually like to go from January to March. I have ALWAYS caught huge bull reds when I use fresh (if possible) cut mullet on a #4 saltwater hook with a 1 ounce egg weight carolina rigged on the bottom. Fish on the beach side of the jetties (not the channel side) where the waves are first beginning to break with the tide coming in. Make sure you have a good heavy leader and hang on. Good Luck!

I have had the most success on Bull Reds at the Jetties with cut mullet. However, it has to be big enough for the Grey Trout (Hardheads) and Gaffstop not to get it.

went two weeks ago, didnt catch a damn thing. no bites, nothing

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Cut mullet works best for me, caught about a month ago. 3 oz pyramid weight on a leader

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Caught the same day. I think we ended up with 8 for the day and broke off on four otherS