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Todd Kuethe

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Jun 2, 2013, 8:33:57 AM6/2/13
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I'm headed to Folly Beach, SC in July (7 - 12) for family vacation. I was hoping to get some fly fishing in at least one of those days. Has anyone fished down there before? Any tips for spots to check out and/or guide recommendations?

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Todd

Tim Murphy

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Jun 2, 2013, 7:33:47 PM6/2/13
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Fish the outflow by the light house on folly beach.  I haven’t fly fished it but grew up fishing spin fishing the area.  You’ll be surprised what all you can catch.   We use to catch small sharks on swim baits.  You can access it by walking north along the beach.  There will be an outflow with a large sandbar and the light house in the middle.  It’s about a 15 to 20 min walk from the last parking area on folly.   Fish from shore.  There are tremendous rip tides in that area and the mouth of the outflow has steep drop offs about two foot out from shore. 

 

Also fly fishing for Reds in the rivers is usually pretty consistent.  There are a growing number of fly fishing guides in the area. 

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peter odell

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Jun 8, 2013, 3:42:07 PM6/8/13
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Was just here....Chris at Finstalker charters is a good guide, very knowledgeable.  We went out for 4 hours and got into a school of rapidly moving bluefish pushing bait to the surface.  Strike every cast, and a fish about every 3rd cast on a small silver and pink clouser.  Used my 6 wt, and we likey got 25 before the school and 50 seagulls overhead called it quits.  Trout bite was good, redfish were non-existent due to the wind precedeing the tropical storm.
 
Another great spot is James Island County Park - there is a bass lake in there that looks incredible.  I used my kayak and the bass habitat was great.  Weather and bite was all screwed up, but one flyshop guy said he had pulled 6 5+ pound bass from it in one afternoon.  On the way to folly beach... 

Lane Smith

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Jun 9, 2013, 1:57:00 PM6/9/13
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I'm down on kiawah island this weekend. My folks have a pond in their backyard which is tidal. Hooked into an enormous fish which I was a river carp? 3+ feet long. Couldn't land it though. Had to break him off. Pretty sure I fowl hooked him.
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