Beaufort Fishing Reports

Mixed bite on Lowcountry Reefs - Finally have had some decent weather the past two weeks and have made several trips to artificial reefs out of Port Royal Sound. Our reefs nearshore are in fairly shallow water, and my favorite averages from 12 foot on low water to 18 foot deep on th more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Full swing summer bite in Port Royal Sound - We are in our summertime mode as the sound is currently loaded with bait. Menhaden schools run in and out with the tides, and the predators follow. The tarpon and big blacktips stay fat on the Menhaden, along with big Crevalle Jack. Some of these Jac more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Tarpon are in the Port Royal Sound area - The tarpon fishery in the low country is underrated. We have several different populations that prowl our beach front areas, and up into our rivers and creeks. Our fishery here is pretty dependable starting July 1. I saw several last week up in the d more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Pelagics arrive in Port Royal Sound - Had a report from Capt Bryan Freeman this week that the big Jack Crevalle had arrived in the Broad River this week. Capt Bryan put a client on a beautiful fish of about 30 pounds on very light tackle, and the fight lasted over an hour. These are awes more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

June is a great month in the Lowcountry - June is one of my favorite months in the Lowcountry. The variety of fish we can catch is great. This morning I had a trip just ahead of Tropical Storm Andrea. The seas were calm early so we ran off the beach at Hilton Head onto some numbers I have f more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

The bite is hot in the Lowcountry - Had a very good week last week. The variety is really picking up as the bait has arrived in force in the Port Royal, Hilton Head, and Beaufort area.I did a trip nearshore to an artificial reef early in the week, and a client and I put 60 fish in the more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Vudu Trout - I read a report out of Louisiana about a new soft plastic bait folks were raving about called a Vudu Shrimp, and bought a couple. As I reported earlier, they work well here. I fished them this morning as I had the day off and just poked arou more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Cobia Bite near Beaufort, SC - Fished with Brian Dreyer and Barry from Brays Island this morning. Had a rain shower before we launched, but the weather was a little better today. Still not great to sight cast, so we set up on the hook at the bridge. Tried for several hours with no more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort

Beaufort SC Spring Fishing - Spring is finally here and with the exception of a possible late cold front we should be moving out of our winter fishing patterns and into our summer patterns. With longer days and raising temperatures the fishing should be firing up on both our ins more...
Capt. Charlie Beadon - Beaufort

Cobia have arrived in Port Royal - The cobia bite is on in the Port Royal Sound and in the Broad River. The river is unique in the fact that inshore anglers have a shot at a big Cobia. These fish normally come in to the sound and river on the big moon tides in April. They have showed more...
Capt. Rick Percy - Beaufort