Ashley River Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Ashley River

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 weeks ago

April bite in Charleston is absolutely great! Water temps are perfect and the fish are hungry

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 2 weeks ago

April bite in Charleston is absolutely great!
Water temps are perfect and the fish are hungry

Fishing in North Charleston, South Carolina

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

Bite is getting hot!

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

Bite is getting hot!

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Kendra Kinner with All In One Charters
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 1 month ago

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Kendra Kinner with All In One Charters Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 1 month ago

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 months ago

Water is in the mid ti upper 40s, reds are schooled up in the shallows and rivers in big numbers. Bite is great when they decide to chew!

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 2 months ago

Water is in the mid ti upper 40s, reds are schooled up in the shallows and rivers in big numbers. Bite is great when they decide to chew!

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Matt Simon
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 3 months ago

Lots of slow-pitch jigging recently! Big sea bass are all over and limiting out on them nearshore has been simple.

Matt Simon Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 3 months ago

Lots of slow-pitch jigging recently! Big sea bass are all over and limiting out on them nearshore has been simple.

Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 4 months ago

Winter patterns are in full force. We are seeing large schools of red drum stacked. Landing 50 plus reds most trips

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 4 months ago

Winter patterns are in full force. We are seeing large schools of red drum stacked. Landing 50 plus reds most trips

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 7 months ago

Fall in here and the bite is fire! Top water in morning! Live shrimp, mullet, and artificial all smoking the fish! Our fall bite is Red Hot!

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 7 months ago

Fall in here and the bite is fire! Top water in morning! Live shrimp, mullet, and artificial all smoking the fish! Our fall bite is Red Hot!

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Matt Simon
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been very good inshore and offshore. Offshore the grouper bite is fantastic and that will last through December. People should take advantage of it! I know how to find em.

Matt Simon Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

Fishing has been very good inshore and offshore. Offshore the grouper bite is fantastic and that will last through December. People should take advantage of it! I know how to find em.

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★★★★★
We had an amazing 3-hour inshore fishing trip Easter morning with Captain Carlos! From start to finish, he was punctual, communicative, and incredibly accommodating, keeping us informed with helpful texts and making everything easy. It was just me, my 32-year-old son, and my 18-year-old daughter, and he truly made the experience special for each of us. He was patient, energetic, and so friendly, never once showing frustration, just making sure we were all having a great time. It was a perfect outing, and we couldn’t have asked for a better captain. We will book with Carlo again in the future! Highly recommend!
Stacey W. | April 6, 2026

Trip: Charleston Inshore Excursion
★★★★★
My second trip with Carlo, and another fantastic time! I highly recommend Carlo for Charleston fishing, he knows his way around!
James R. | October 25, 2025

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts
★★★★★
This was the highlight of our trip to Charleston! Family of four with a 16 year old daughter and 13 year old son who both love to fish. We booked a 3 hour morning excursion. Carlo communicated with me thru the days leading up to make sure we knew what to bring, where to park, restroom situation, etc. He was all ready for us and we had the BEST trip! He has a great boat, awesome gear, was ready with bait for us, taught us how to cast (and did it for us if we needed a precision cast!), and is an all-around great guy to fish with! He has such great stories, which made the morning so fun and interesting. We all caught several different types of fish, we all caught one stingray (so cool!) and even a blue crab trying to rip off shrimp bait! The experience was worth every penny and my only regret was not booking Carlo for a longer fishing trip. Really, if you think you want to take a fishing charter, book Carlo and you will NOT be disappointed! 12/10 stars Thanks again, Carlo!!
Rob C. | August 28, 2025

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts
★★★★★
Simply could not have had a more fun and enjoyable morning on the water than we did with Captain Carlo!!! He knew the right spots, and over 4 hours our party of 5 caught more than 30 fish representative of almost 10 different species, including an couple of really fun bonnett head shark fights (we caught 4 sharks without trying to catch sharks). A great introduction to fishing for my first-timer son (7 years old) and a great time for his cousins (age 13 and 17) and me and my brother-in-law. I can't recommend Capt. Carlo strongly enough. I'll definitely be booking with him next time we are back in Charleston. Thanks to Captain Experiences for making the whole process so simple and effective. A+++++++
Craig S. | August 14, 2025

Trip: Charleston Inshore Excursion
★★★★★
Carlo was an EXCELLENT captain. As knowledgeable and friendly of a guide as you can get. Taught us a ton and most importantly, put us on fish! Can't recommend him enough.
Eric B. | July 14, 2025

Trip: Charleston Inshore Excursion
★★★★★
Captain Carlo was awesome! He took our family of four out for my kids’ first time fishing and we had a fantastic time! He was patient with our two young kids (6 & 4), did a great job teaching all of us, and showing us the sights around the Charleston harbor. Would not hesitate for a second go book with him again!
Marshall S. | July 2, 2025

Trip: Charleston Inshore Excursion
★★★★★
Really excellent time with Carlo! He knows the spots to catch fish and tailors the trip to what you want it to be. Great boat and all the help fishing you want. Highly recommended and I'm already planning another trip with him.
James R. | June 11, 2025

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts
★★★★★
Carlo is the man. Great communication as we approached our trip as weather was a factor. Made it easy for a bunch of us who had limited fishing experience. Would book with him again in a heartbeat.
Matthew A. | May 26, 2025

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts
★★★★★
We had an absolute great time with Captain Carlo!! He was great with my 9 year old son and knew everything about the area. Will definitely come back!!!
Michael R. | March 13, 2025

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts
★★★★★
10/10 if we could put him up there , went out for a bachelor party and had a great time with Carlo. We had to cut the day short for some people and take them back to the dock but Carlo offer to take the rest of us back out for a couple more hours after. Definitely be using him every time we go out, not to mention we caught some of the biggest drum and sheep head inshore we’ve seen.
Justin A. | August 4, 2024

Trip: Besting Charleston's Beasts

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