Charleston Fishing Reports (December 2025)

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Fishing reports straight from our guides in Charleston

Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 2 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: 2 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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Brian Hawkins
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Reported: 10 months ago

Winter reef fishing.

Brian Hawkins Folly Beach, South Carolina Reported: 10 months ago

Winter reef fishing.

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

Live shrimp fall fishing is hot!

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

Live shrimp fall fishing is hot!

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Jeremy Espiritu
Moncks Corner, South Carolina
Reported: 1 year ago

For the months of September, redfish will be my primary target species along with sea trout and flounder. As fall approaches the bite will continue to get better and better!

Jeremy Espiritu Moncks Corner, South Carolina Reported: 1 year ago

For the months of September, redfish will be my primary target species along with sea trout and flounder. As fall approaches the bite will continue to get better and better!

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

Bite has been fire! Lots of reds and trout! Some trips producing high numbers of trout and 20 to 50 reds per trip on the better days.

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

Bite has been fire! Lots of reds and trout! Some trips producing high numbers of trout and 20 to 50 reds per trip on the better days.

Redfish Fishing in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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

Fishing in July is Hot! Early Morning bite is the best for inshore Reds, shark fishing is active in the Harbor. Fishing in July can be extremely productive but everyday is different and we are just a couple of months away from the best fishing we have to offer and...

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

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

Maui are in!!!

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

Maui are in!!!

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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
★★★★★
Cpt Daniel is a great guide. He put us on fish at every location, meaning he worked hard to get fish in the box. We ended the morning with a nice catch of reds and specs, exactly what we were targeting. A veteran, we also got to chatting about our years of service and experiences. It was a great morning, indeed!
Isaac G. | October 18, 2025

Trip: (4hr) Inshore Seatrout/Redfish
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Had an excellent morning inshore trip with Chris! Nice boat, very friendly, great conversation, music, and put us on some fish right away! Would absolutely recommend and will absolutely be calling them again when we’re in town again!
Kenneth W. | September 13, 2025

Trip: Low Country Inshore Slam
★★★★★
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

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