Charleston Inshore Fishing Charters
Inshore fishing takes place in the intercoastal waterways, including creeks, docks, or the harbor for deeper waters. These trips keep you close to land, just a few miles from shore, and are available in flexible durations of 4-8 hours. Charleston inshore fishing is great year round and we have a trip for anglers of all experience levels.
Rates:
Four Hours $500 1st Person + $50/ Each Additional Person
Five Hours $600 1st Person + $50/ Each Additional Person
Six Hours $700 1st Person + $50/ Each Additional Person
Eight Hours $900 1st Person +$50/ Each Additional Person
Target Species
In The Creeks
Charleston is home to a massive marsh system with a lot of moving water and two high tides/low tides a day. We’re working the tides targeting fish at creek mouths, along spartina grass, and oyster bars with a mix of live bait and artificial lures. Popular species include redfish, flounder, sheepshead, and black drum.
During the warmer months, the flood tide fishing picks up, targeting tailing redfish and sheepshead hunting for crabs in the grass flats.
During the cooler months, we’re doing a lot of creek fishing with shrimp, mud minnows, and artificials like berkeley soft plastics. Fish get held up in the lower tides by the hundreds!
In The Harbor
We’re targeting big bull redfish and sharks in 20’-50’ of water along drop offs, ledges, and channels. When we get to a spot, we’re running 4-5 lines off the boat with live bait, anchored up using spot lock on the trolling motor. The sharks start showing up here in May. The best time to fish for big bull reds is september-october.
Along The Jetties
We’re fishing the jetties when the weather permits. It’s a ton of action with a lot of diversity in species including bull reds, sharks, sheepshead, black seabass, flounder, weakfish, black drum, and occasionally tarpon.
In the summertime, we start getting finger mullet and menhaden—if we see a school, we’ll pull over and throw the net to catch some while we’re out. This doesn’t count against your fishing time.
Where We Go
Depending on the season and the weather, we fish three different locations around the Charleston area, the inshore creeks, the harbor, and the jetties.
The creeks offer great, year-round Lowcountry fishing with seasonal flood tide opportunities. The harbor and the jetties are only fishable when the weather permits but they offer some incredible diversity in species. We’re typically fishing in 20-50’ of water, looking for channels, dropoffs, and ledges. The structure underneath the iconic Ravenel Bridge offers some incredible habitat as well.
We have 3 different boat options for inshore fishing. Two of our inshore boats are both 24′ Blazer Bays. One has a t-top and one doesn’t. The 3rd boat being our 18′ Xplor Flats boat. This boat is a versatile flats fishing boat, perfect for shallow water adventures and better suited for fly fishing but it can do everything the 24′ Blazer Bays can.
Have a large group? We can put 5-6 boats together and accommodate 30+ people. Give us a call and discuss options!
What's Included
Our experienced captains deliver expert guidance and outstanding service from start to finish, ensuring a memorable day on the water. Whether you’re a seasoned angler or new to the sport, we provide everything you need for a successful and enjoyable day of Charleston Inshore Fishing. The boats are clean and ready to go, bait is in the livewell, and the cooler is loaded with ice—ready for your lunch, snacks, and beverages. We have all of the tackle you’ll need, rigged and ready for the target species and types of fishing we’re doing for the day.
- Ice
- Cooler space
- Safety equipment
- Fishing gear
- Fishing Licenses
What To Bring
Come dressed for the weather. We recommend wearing sun-protective clothing and comfortable footwear. Sunscreen is a must. Be sure to bring your lunch, snacks, and beverages for the day.
- Lunch and snacks
- Beverages (alcohol ok)
- Non-spray sunscreen
- Polarized sunglasses
- Rain jacket (if forecasted)
- Seasickness meds (if required)
- Spray sunscreen
- Work boots or cowboy boots
- Bluetooth speakers
- Weapons or knives
- Glass bottles
- No hard liquor
Charleston Inshore Fishing Charters FAQs
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$500 - $1,150
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