South of Myrtle Beach’s neon, Murrells Inlet and Winyah Bay at Georgetown do the actual fishing: tight tidal creeks, jetty rock and one of the East Coast’s great river-delta estuaries. Reds and trout inside, pompano and Spanish on the beach.
Region: Southeast Atlantic · SC. Coordinates 33.4200, -79.1000.
This zone reads from NOAA CO-OPS tide station 8661070 — Springmaid Pier, Myrtle Beach, SC — for tide predictions and observed water level, with wind, gusts, air temperature and marine warnings from Open-Meteo and the National Weather Service. Water temperature comes from the same station's thermometer.
Every reading is fetched when you open the page, so nothing here is a published forecast: the tide timeline covers the next 48 hours with highs, lows and moon phase, and the bite outlook scores the current tide stage, water temperature, wind and pressure for the species you pick. Open the console to watch this water on one screen, or see it in context on the coastal map.
For recreation only — not for navigation. In an emergency call 911 or hail the Coast Guard on VHF 16.
Catalog species that hold in this zone: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Florida Pompano.
| Season | Species present |
|---|---|
| spring | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Southern Flounder |
| summer | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Southern Flounder, Spanish Mackerel, Florida Pompano |
| fall | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Southern Flounder, Black Drum |
| winter | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead |
Regional targets beyond the catalog: Bluefish (jetties and surf).
What to tie on: 29 lures and baits in the lure & bait database are proven for the species that hold in The Grand Strand (Murrells Inlet & Georgetown), and the smart lure tool narrows them to today's conditions on this water.
Winter pods reds up in the clear creeks behind the inlet — sight-fishing between fronts. Spring turns on sheepshead at the jetties and scatters trout up Winyah Bay’s rivers. Summer means beach pompano, jetty Spanish and creek reds at dawn before the boat traffic. Fall is the payoff — trout limits in the inlet, bull reds at the Georgetown jetties and flounder stacking on the drops before they leave.
Base camps and launch areas inside this zone:
Running these waters? Pull the official NOAA chart before you go — it opens centered on this zone. Check the regulations for The Grand Strand (Murrells Inlet & Georgetown) for current size and bag limits, and run the launch-prep checklist before you leave the ramp.
No listed charter calls The Grand Strand (Murrells Inlet & Georgetown) home port yet — the charters & guides directory covers nearby waters, and captains who run this zone can list their business.
The what's-biting report and the angler reports on this page are sample content, clearly labeled as a demo in the app — posting and replies activate with the community account system. Live tide, water temperature, wind and warning data are real and pull from NOAA and Open-Meteo on every visit.