Fishing Reports by Capt. Rick Percy

Winter time Redfish in the Lowcountry - It is that time of year again, when the Redfish are schooled up tight on the flats. With most of the bait gone south, our resident dolphin population turns to Redfish as their number one pick on the menu. And this triggers the Reds to school up big more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Great Spring trout bite - After twenty seven years in the Lowcountry, we are having the very best spring trout bite I have seen. We have had 3 or 4 mild winters in a row, with water temperatures staying at 50 degrees or better. This has eliminated the fish kills we are use to more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

March Transition in the Lowcountry - Oh the Ides of March. Comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb. As the first part has proven itself, I sure hope the last part is on target. We have had a lot of high wind days, and our moon tides have made the water dirty to boot. But in spite of more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Trout Galore in the Lowcountry - Have had several trips the last month or so, and our trout bite continues to be nothing short of fantastic. Fished with two friends last Friday and we caught around 70, with half or more over the 14 inch minimum. We were throwing all artificial soft more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Trout, Trout, and more Trout - Finished up the year with several trips this past week. Our go to fish have been the Speckled Seatrout. We have been averaging 20 to 40 trout per half day trip. Our water temperatures have stayed in the mid fifties range, and the bite has been very a more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Best Trout bite in years - After two winters of mild temperatures with no cold fish kills, our Seatrout fishing in the Lowcountry is the best I have seen it in years, in terms of quantity and quality. Our water temperatures are still in the low sixties, and the bite won't turn more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Great Trout bite in the Lowcountry - It is looking like we will be having one of the best speckled trout years we have had in ages. I have been catching them in good numbers on all my trips this month. We have a lot of fish right now that are just hitting the 14 inch minimum length, and more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Hot bite in Hot weather - Have had several good trips lately, catching a lot of different species inshore on live shrimp, or Vudu Shrimp, under a Midcoast popping cork. Some of the species include Redfish, Seatrout, Bluefish, Ladyfish, Black Drum, and Bonnethead sharks. Movin more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Lowcountry Trout Turn On - Have had several trips lately where I pretty much targeted Seatrout. And they have paid off. Not only are we seeing pretty good numbers, but the quality fish we are catching are really surprising for this time of year. We are using live shrimp under more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Trout galore - Haven't reported for a bit, but wanted to let everyone know that our late spring and summer trout bite has really been the best in years. Following 3 straight mild winters with no fish kills, we are seeing a tremendous increase in the number of trout more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort