Piers in Myrtle Beach: This was in the Charleston news paper today. I fished off the 2nd. Street pier last month. Don't know where people will fish up there now. The law says you can't...

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

This was in the Charleston news paper today. I fished off the 2nd. Street pier last month. Don't know where people will fish up there now. The law says you can't fish within 50 ft. of a person in the water. If you are fishing and someone comes up to swim you must quit

florida Loc: Southwest Florida/ Virginia

WOW quite a lot of damage. Unfortunately, it will be a while before pier work is done first the roads need to be repaired. Go out in early morning, 8:00am and will be able to surf fish for quite a while before any "Beach Goers" show up. Are Pompano a surf fish there?

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

florida wrote:

WOW quite a lot of damage. Unfortunately, it will be a while before pier work is done first the roads need to be repaired. Go out in early morning, 8:00am and will be able to surf fish for quite a while before any "Beach Goers" show up. Are Pompano a surf fish there?

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

florida wrote:

WOW quite a lot of damage. Unfortunately, it will be a while before pier work is done first the roads need to be repaired. Go out in early morning, 8:00am and will be able to surf fish for quite a while before any "Beach Goers" show up. Are Pompano a surf fish there?

We're you down in Florida when this hit or up in Virginia where it is now?

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gordon wrote:

This was in the Charleston news paper today. I fished off the 2nd. Street pier last month. Don't know where people will fish up there now. The law says you can't fish within 50 ft. of a person in the water. If you are fishing and someone comes up to swim you must quit

How long have they been there Gordon. I would think depending on how long they would have stood up to a Cat 1. But obviously not. Every storm is different in one way or another.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

plumbob wrote:

How long have they been there Gordon. I would think depending on how long they would have stood up to a Cat 1. But obviously not. Every storm is different in one way or another.

Apache built 1999
Cherry Grove 1950's and refurbished 1999
2nd. Ave 1936 refurbished 1989
the rest I don't know

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Those piers looked sketchy before the damage

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Sinker Rig wrote:

Those piers looked sketchy before the damage

The only one I seen was 2nd. Ave. It looked used but fishable.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Gordon wrote:

Apache built 1999
Cherry Grove 1950's and refurbished 1999
2nd. Ave 1936 refurbished 1989
the rest I don't know

Thanks Gordon, wonder what the extent of the refurbish was. If all post weren't replace 70+ years on 2 of them may have had something to do with it. But the Apache only 23 years just shows the force behind Mother Nature.

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

That's a shame. I sure hope they repair them. Remember many years ago up in Old Orchard Beach Maine where we went as kids in Summer the pier got smashed. It had Merry Go Rounds and such on it. Great times as a kid. They only rebuilt about 1/4 of it.

Jim Kay Loc: Franklin, Virginia

Gordon wrote:

This was in the Charleston news paper today. I fished off the 2nd. Street pier last month. Don't know where people will fish up there now. The law says you can't fish within 50 ft. of a person in the water. If you are fishing and someone comes up to swim you must quit

Up here the police chase swimmers and surfers away from our fishing piers. I am not certain if this applies to smaller piers Perhaps only to those where fees are charged to fish or crab.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Jim Kay wrote:

Up here the police chase swimmers and surfers away from our fishing piers. I am not certain if this applies to smaller piers Perhaps only to those where fees are charged to fish or crab.

They have signs on the beach telling you the distance from the pier you can go in the water.

Jim Kay Loc: Franklin, Virginia

Some fishermen are kind of ornery and will cast their line at them.

baddog Loc: hagerstown md

Was Going down there to king mackerel fish next week till the storm damaged the piers. Checked on the surf fishing liscense and found that South Carolina is just a bit greedy. They want 35 dollars for a 3 day out of state permit. Maybe I'll just drive up to NC to fish.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

baddog wrote:

Was Going down there to king mackerel fish next week till the storm damaged the piers. Checked on the surf fishing liscense and found that South Carolina is just a bit greedy. They want 35 dollars for a 3 day out of state permit. Maybe I'll just drive up to NC to fish.

That is a big difference Only $11.00 in NC