WILDLIFE ON KIAWAH ISLAND
FISH
Kiawah Island's brackish and freshwater ponds, creeks, and rivers are home to a wide variety of fish species. Fishing is a popular
pastime on the island, with red drum, flounder, spotted sea trout, and largemouth bass being the most sought after species.
For additional details on some of our more prominent species, please click on the pictures below.
43 inch red drum from Egret Pond
Send us your fishing pictures from Kiawah Island and we will post a select few on the website. Be sure to let us know the date
and location of the catch and any other pertinent details. Good luck fishing!
Kiawah Island Fishing Report
Spring 2012
Spring is almost here and after a mild winter the fishing over the next few months should be very good. Flounder fishing
will start to pick up in April and most fish will be caught on mud minnows or finger mullet fished on the bottom in ponds and
creeks. Red drum are very active as they roam around in small schools looking for food. Live bait or curly-tail grubs
are the best baits. The mild winter seems to have benefited our local spotted sea trout population with reports of good
trout fishing this winter. Try popping corks and 1/4 oz DOA shrimp or curlytail grubs for trout. Good luck
fishing and let us know how you do.
Additional Resources
Town of Kiawah Island
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166