Coastal Carolina Fishing Charters with Captain Experiences

About Your Guide

Chris Arnold

Independent Guide

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Adventurous

Quality

Captain Chris is an exceptionally friendly guide, who accommodates everyone's needs. These qualities make him an excellent guide for family trips, along with the fact that he is very experienced. He has been fishing the waters off South Carolina almost all his life and attended Sea School in Charleston. He also served as a Law Enforcement Officer in South Carolina for five years, and is dedicated to helping people. His passion for fishing runs deep, which he is very excited to share with you.

About Your Guide

Chris Arnold

Independent Guide

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Recent Reviews of Coastal Carolina Fishing Charters

5.0

based on 3 reviews

George

Verified Review

Captian Chris and TJ did a great job. They were courteous and friendly. They were slightly unprepared, both forgot their filet knives, but overall we were pleased with the trip and had a great time.

George

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Captian Chris and TJ did a great job. They were courteous and friendly. They were slightly unprepared, both forgot their filet knives, but overall we were pleased with the trip and had a great time.

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Michael

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Great time, great fishing spot and amazing Captain

Michael

Verified Review

Great time, great fishing spot and amazing Captain

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John

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John

Verified Review

Our two boat trip was absolutely electric. First off, Capt. Chris' boat was perfect. For the price point, you'd be hard pressed to find a better fishing charter deal out of Charleston. The second boat in our group was equally as nice. Both boats were super comfortable, we just sat in the back on beanbags and drank beer as we raced out about 40 miles offshore. The guides gave us an in depth safety talk before taking off and took every safety precaution available, they definitely found a happy medium between fun and safety though. They were also very well informed about what was in/out of season, and the parameters for keeper fish. On first drop, we had 2 really nice red snapper hookups. Once that bite ran cold, we wasted no time, hopping around to multiple different locations, filling the cooler up with vermillion and other good eating fish. Even got a few 5+ foot sharks for the young'n that was with us. He was so stoked! We ran into a bit of weather but that didn't phase the guides, they had contingency plans to keep us busy. We elected to run deeper to avoid the thunderstorm that formed between us and the land, which meant we got a few extra hours of fishing (no complaints). The highlight of the trip was chumming up a cobia feeding frenzy right on the surface before we booked it back to the marina. Any time you can topwater fish for cobia, you're in for a treat. We almost landed a trophy cobia before a 8+ foot shark breached the surface and completely annihilated it about 20 feet off the back of the boat. It was so primal, none of us cared that we lost the trophy. I recommend these guys to anyone, beginners or lifetime anglers. Will definitely be using them again!

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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Amberjack	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Black Seabass	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Blacktip Shark	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Bluefish	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Cobia	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good
Flounder	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Gag Grouper	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Kingfish	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good
Red Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good
Redfish	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Scup	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Triggerfish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good