Charleston Harbor Fishing Reports (December 2025)

Charleston Harbor Weather Forecast

Fishing reports straight from our guides in Charleston Harbor

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

The Inshore, Harbor, Jetties, and Coastal bite are fire right now! The bite will stay amazing all through May, water Temps are perfect for feeding fish. The sharks are finally in thick.

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

The Inshore, Harbor, Jetties, and Coastal bite are fire right now! The bite will stay amazing all through May, water Temps are perfect for feeding fish. The sharks are finally in thick.

Redfish Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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

The Inshore, Harbor, Jetties, and Coastal bite are fire right now! The bite will stay amazing all through May, water temps are perfect for feeding fish. The sharks are finally in thick.

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

The Inshore, Harbor, Jetties, and Coastal bite are fire right now! The bite will stay amazing all through May, water temps are perfect for feeding fish. The sharks are finally in thick.

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

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

March Fishing has brought a lot of fish over the rail. Reds, trout, and a great sheephead bite inshore. Offshore bottom has been awesome on the days the wind lays down allow us to fish off the coast. The much anticipated mahi run starts any day now in April and usually last til june. Fishing only gets better and better as the water warms and reaches it peak in the Fall. Our Fishing here in Charleston SC is awesome in the spring from inshore to offshore, we love getting our rod tugged!

Sheepshead Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Bob Ullerich
North Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Cobia are starting to show up as well as kingfish reef trips have been hit with daily limits full. Amber Jacks are big and thick. Bonita and False Albacore are thick.

Bob Ullerich North Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Cobia are starting to show up as well as kingfish reef trips have been hit with daily limits full. Amber Jacks are big and thick. Bonita and False Albacore are thick.

Red Snapper Fishing in Charleston, South Carolina

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Bob Ullerich
North Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

8hr reef out of Charleston limits of Vermilion , Amberjacks, huge Cobia take down

Bob Ullerich North Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

8hr reef out of Charleston limits of Vermilion , Amberjacks, huge Cobia take down

Cobia Fishing in Charleston, South Carolina

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Bob Ullerich
North Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Red drum , amber jacks. Black drum

Bob Ullerich North Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Red drum , amber jacks. Black drum

Black Seabass Fishing in Charleston, South Carolina

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Adrian Johnson
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Fishing has been great to kick off the year. The reds are schooled up inshore and the sheepshead have began to move out to the nearshore reefs. Offshore has never slowed down for bottom fishing. Black Sea bass are thick.

Adrian Johnson Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Scup / Porgy, Speckled Trout / Spotted Seatrout Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Daniel Neese
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

With the temps dropping and the water clearing up, the redfish have schooled up really nice and the trout are on fire. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and happy new year!

Daniel Neese Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

With the temps dropping and the water clearing up, the redfish have schooled up really nice and the trout are on fire. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and happy new year!

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★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Had a great time. Service was excellent.
Jeff L. | October 22, 2025

Trip: 4 HR Inshore/Harbor/Jetties AM
★★★★★
Had a great charter with Matt. Clearly knowledgeable of the local waterways. Very personable and easy to talk with. Comfortable boat. Would highly highly recommend chartering with Matt.
Chris C. | October 13, 2025

Trip: Inshore Fishing On Our New Boat!
★★★★★
Great guide! Thanks Hayden, made a great trip.
Isai B. | October 4, 2025

Trip: 4 HR Inshore/Harbor/Jetties PM
★★★★★
WE HAD A GREAT TIME!!!! HAYDEN WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND LET US PARTICIPATE NOT ONLY FISHING BUT BAIT CATCHING. WE ARE EXCITED TO GO BACK NEXT SUMMER AND ARE GOING TO GO WITH HAYDEN AGAIN!!!
Jennifer M. | September 26, 2025

Trip: 6 HR Reef/Nearshore/Jetties/Harbor
★★★★★
Justin was great! My son and I had an amazing time fishing with him. He will be our first call when return back in town to go fishing. The fishing trip over the summer is all my son talks about!
Patrick A. | August 29, 2025

Trip: Shark Fishing With Captain Justin
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Adrian was great! He knew his way around the creeks, and he put us on fish right out of the gate. Very personable guy very knowledgeable and a fun guy to be with on the boat, I’ll be back!
Chris A. | August 22, 2025

Trip: Half Day Charleston Adventure
★★★★★
Thanks to Adrian for a professional and very family friendly fishingtrip. On the right fishingspots he guide us and what wonderful fish we got. Thank you for all. Great job
Alessandro D. | August 16, 2025

Trip: Half Day Charleston Adventure
★★★★★
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

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