Tidal River fishing in South Carolina.
What are the best ways to catch bass in the summer on rising tides? Thanks
Darren,
I've fished the Combahee and Savanah rivers in SC before. The rice field drainage outlets, any piece of wood just off the main river, deeper undercut channel-swing banks, and current back-eddies on the main river produced fish. Try a shakeyhead, medium crankbait, white-ish jerkbait, black popping frog, or 1/2 oz jig. Good luck!
Hi Darren, I've never fished the tidal rivers in SC but have spent my life fishing the tides. Some habitat that excels in incoming, rising tide is rip rap, cypress knees, and shallow docks. Fallen trees on the bank can also be awesome on the high incoming tide. It's the hardest part of the tide cycle to fish. In the summer I would use buzzbaits or other topwater, chatterbaits, and senkos. That's a good place to start.
