Fish of Myrtle Beach
FISH tracks the fish you are most likely to meet from the surf, piers, jetties and nearshore waters of Myrtle Beach. Each one has its own page with season, where to find it, what to look for, the best lures, bait, leader, common mistakes, how to land it, handling and safety, and the current South Carolina size and bag limits, with a link to the official rules.
Paralichthys lethostigma (also P. dentatus, P. albigutta)
Oct: Peak
Atlantic sharpnose, bonnethead, blacktip, spinner and others
Safety only: not a target
Season, lures and limitsAtlantic, southern, cownose and butterfly rays
Safety only: not a target
Season, lures and limitsHardhead and gafftopsail catfish
Safety only: not a target
Season, lures and limitsSeason bars: dark blue peak, light blue in season, gray few or rare. They are our inference from NOAA water temperatures, SC DNR species profiles and local reports.
Every fish page gives you the season month by month, where to find it, what to look for, the best lures, bait, leader, common mistakes, how to land it, handling and safety for teeth and spines, and whether to keep or release. The page also shows the current South Carolina size and bag limits, the date they were last checked, and a link to the official rules.
FISH is not legal advice. The official rules win, and each fish page shows when the limits were last checked. Sharks, stingrays and sea catfish are listed for safety only. Sharks are never shown as a target, because land-based shark fishing is banned in Horry County, Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach, and North Myrtle Beach bans it within a mile of the beach.
The planner ranks every fish for your exact time, tide and weather.
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