Charleston Harbor Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Charleston Harbor

Matt Simon
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 2 years ago

Blackfin tuna have been thick out at the ledge. Spinning rods is my go-to tackle in targeting them with live bait. Wahoo have been hit or miss.

Matt Simon Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 2 years ago

Blackfin tuna have been thick out at the ledge. Spinning rods is my go-to tackle in targeting them with live bait. Wahoo have been hit or miss.

Wahoo Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Kaleb Sherlin
Mt Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Fall fishing has been absolutely incredible in the low country and its just getting better. The trout and feeding good and its increasing as the water temps keep dropping. Live shrimp is the best bait of choice under a popping cork. Fish are being reeled in left and right! Book...

Kaleb Sherlin Mt Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Redfish Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Matt Latorre
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Matt Latorre Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

The fall inshore fishing is really heating up!The bull reds are staging at the inlets and jetties for their annual spawn and will readily take live or fresh cut mullet. The flats fishing has been great and will only get better as the mullet and shrimp begin to leave with the cooling water. The bait of choice has been live finger mullet. The speckled trout bite has been good on live shrimp and artificials. Look for the trout to really bunch up through November and December. The best fishing of the year is the next couple of months. Get out there!

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

Blackfin tuna biting real good on the troll and live bait.

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

Blackfin tuna biting real good on the troll and live bait.

Blackfin Tuna Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Jeremy Espiritu
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Jeremy Espiritu Moncks Corner, South Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Inshore in the charleston area the redfishing has been incredible. This month you can expect to catch reds and seatrout.
The good quality sized sea trout should show up by the end of October.
Along the beaches the big bull redfish should be making their presence known in big numbers s the water Temps begin to cool down. But currently if you want to go fishing, the Inshore bite has been great, with lots of big redfish being caught Inshore! If you would like to fish in Charleston or the surrounding book your trip with me and will get into ’em

Redfish fishing in Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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

Trip: 4 HR Inshore/Harbor/Jetties AM
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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!
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Great guide! Thanks Hayden, made a great trip.
Isai B. | October 4, 2025

Trip: 4 HR Inshore/Harbor/Jetties PM
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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
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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
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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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