Inshore: Captain Smiley Fishing Charters (843-361-7445) reports that February offers some of the clearest, prettiest water of the year, and as a result it can be an excellent month for sight-fishing on the north end of the Grand Strand. Redfish will be grouped up into large winter schools that are easy to spot, although it may be hard to get them to bite if they are focused on avoiding dolphins and as their metabolism slows. Fresh cut shrimp on a jighead is a good bait choice. There will also be lots of reds around structure like docks. Black drum can also be caught on shrimp fished around docks and ledges in the Intracoastal Waterway. Even after the snow they are still optimistic based on early results that trout should continue to be caught, and they will take artificial lures such as Vudu Shrimp in the ICW and around the jetties. But if you can get them live shrimp are usually impossible to beat for trout.