Charleston Fishing Reports

November to Remember - Wow what a month of fishing we had in Charleston, SC. It all started with a great trout bite followed by an insane redfish bite. The trout were holding next to deep drop offs, and the reds were found all over the place (mostly around docks and oyster more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Trout Fishing - The trout fishing around the Charleston area is heating up. Targeting good current rips with live shrimp under popping corks seems to the most productive method. Fish are feeding heavily on mullet in deeper water, so artificial baits that look simila more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Fall Bite in Full Swing - The fall bite in Charleston is in full swing. The bull reds are biting, and the nearshore fishing is getting fired up. Plenty of King Mackerels being caught off of the beach, and plenty of bull reds being caught around deep drop offs. The key right n more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Nearshore Fishing - The king mackerel bite is off the charts right now. Almost every piece of live and hard bottom is holding king mackerel. Slow trolling menhaden and mullet is working very well. Trolling rapalas and spoons is also proving to be very effective. Kings more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Summer Patterns - The bull red action is heating up! We are currently catching some really nice bull reds at the jetties and along deep drop offs around the harbor. Shark fishing is also in full swing! We are having double and triple hook ups on some nice sandbar, spi more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Hot Redfish Bite - Took some guys out from Charleston this morning, and we went in search of a good redfish bite. We spent the morning casting soft plastics to reds on the flats. Ended the 1/2 day inshore charter with 15 reds and 2 black drum (all on artificals). Hot b more...
Capt. Alex Pennekamp - Charleston

Summer Fishing Action in Charleston! - The summer bite continues to be good for redfish here in the lowcountry. Most trips we have been sight fishing with live shrimp and mud minnows. We have had most of our success on the outgoing tides fishing the creeks and oyster beds. Try using ligh more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Charleston

Hot Summertime Redfish and Trout bite in the Lowcountry - The fishing here in Charleston continues to be good the past weeks. We have been targeting redfish with live shrimp, live finger mullet and soft plastics. The Zman PaddlerZ continues to produce casting the weediness and oyster bars un the outgoing more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Charleston

Redfish on the flats of Charleston, SC! - The fishing in and around Charleston harbor has been red hot these past few weeks! Schools of Redfish continue to roam the shallow water flats and backcountry creeks searching for food during the warmer periods of the day. They have aggressively bee more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Charleston

Lowcountry Redfish Tails in Charleston, SC - This past week we have seen some beautiful weather here in the lowcountry and the fishing has been great. The last few trips were spent fishing the outgoing low tide allowing for some great sight fishing in the grass and around oyster bars. We more...
Capt. Michael Bales - Charleston