by Chris Pounder
January can be a tricky month at the pier as fishing success relies mainly on cooperation from Mother Nature. A few years ago, the winter was brutal on the trout population, but they have come back strong around the pier. If mild temperatures prevail this winter, the trout action seen in November and December should carry over into January. Many sheepshead move to the nearshore reefs during the winter, but the pier has a resident population that sticks around the pilings during the winter. During the cold winter months, pier anglers have better luck with clams or barnacles as opposed to the omnipresent bait that is the fiddler crab. Red drum will still be active as they can be caught along the grass line or the large flat adjacent to the pier. Cut mullet is usually the ticket for the reds.
Chris Pounder
Mount Pleasant Pier
www.ccprc.com
(843) 762-9946
