South Carolina Fishing Reports (May 2026)

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.

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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.

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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...

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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 that is the fall bite!

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Bob Ullerich
North Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

Maui are in!!!

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Bob Ullerich North Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

Maui are in!!!

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Christopher Ossmann
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Reported: 3 years ago

At the 15 mile ledges, there are plenty of red snapper and grouper, with a few keeper Seabass though the sharks have also moved in. These fish have been caught on Carolina Rigs and grouper rigs with pogies or cut bait. If you don’t have live bait, you can also...

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Christopher Ossmann Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Reported: 3 years ago

At the 15 mile ledges, there are plenty of red snapper and grouper, with a few keeper Seabass though the sharks have also moved in. These fish have been caught on Carolina Rigs and grouper rigs with pogies or cut bait. If you don’t have live bait, you can also use grubs- fishbites or gulp brand work the best.
At 3 mile reef, there is still Spanish, bluefish , weakfish with some flounder moving in on the bottom. Most of the bluefish and Spanish are coming off of peanut pogies or spoons. The flounder and weakfish are caught off of white and chartreuse baits on the bottom.
On the jetties there’s some larger trout, sheepshead and redfish tied to the rocks, along with Spanish. Most of the redfish have been along the bottom in the rocks with the trout and sheepshead being tight on the rocks. You can use a fiddler on a hook for the sheepshead or a live shrimp or artificial for the trout. While you’re fishing the rocks, you can toss a rig out for Spanish- any spoon that resembles a glass minnow will work perfect.
In the back water creeks, there are still some redfish, holding in some of the deeper pockets, along with some black drum mixed in.as you get out of those creeks on some of the oyster beds. There’s been a good push of some smaller trout with some bigger ones mixed in. Most of the trout have been coming off live shrimp with the slip cork while the black drum and redfish in the holes have been eating cut shrimp or mullet or mudminnow on the Carolina rig or Jig head on the bottom.
Along the ICW there as been a good amount of trout with some redfish and black drum. M

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101
Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 3 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: 3 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: 3 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: 3 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: 3 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...

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Carlo M with Fishing Charleston 101 Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 3 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!

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Bob Ullerich
North Charleston, South Carolina
Reported: 3 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.

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Bob Ullerich North Charleston, South Carolina Reported: 3 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.

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