Charleston Fly Fishing & Inshore Fishing Charters
The Lowcountry Experience
Charleston is home to one of the most celebrated inshore fisheries on the Atlantic Coast. From the shallow flats of Kiawah Island to the expansive marshes of Cape Romain and the Santee Delta, these waters offer year-round opportunities for sight fishing with both fly rods and light tackle.
Every charter is customized around the tides, weather, season, and your goals as an angler. Launch locations change throughout the year to put you on the best water each day, allowing more time fishing and less time running the boat.
Whether you're making your first cast or chasing technical presentations to tailing redfish, Charleston delivers an unforgettable day on the water.
Sight Fishing Redfish
Charleston has earned a reputation as one of the premier redfish destinations in the Southeast.
Miles of shallow marsh, oyster-lined shorelines, and clean tidal flats create ideal conditions for sight fishing throughout the year.
Instead of blind casting, you'll spend the day searching for individual fish and schools before making accurate presentations. Watching a redfish track down your fly or artificial lure in shallow water is an experience that keeps anglers coming back year after year.
Flood Tide Redfish
A Charleston Tradition
During the highest tides of late spring, summer, and early fall, redfish move into flooded spartina grass to feed on crabs and shrimp.
This is one of the most technical and rewarding fisheries in the country.
Anglers make short, accurate casts to actively feeding fish with fly rods or light spinning tackle while navigating inches of water aboard a shallow-draft skiff.
Few places offer flood tide fishing like the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Winter Redfish
Charleston's Signature Fishery
As water temperatures cool, large schools of redfish gather across the shallow flats and creek mouths of the Lowcountry.
Clear water, smaller bait, and predictable fish movement create outstanding opportunities for sight fishing.
Winter is often the best season for anglers looking to experience classic Lowcountry fly fishing. Schools of redfish become easier to locate, presentations become more visual, and every cast has the potential to produce memorable eats.
Shark Fly Fishing
When warmer water arrives, Charleston becomes one of the best places in the Southeast to target sharks on fly.
Bonnetheads, blacktips, and spinner sharks provide exciting visual opportunities throughout the summer.
Watching a shark turn on a fly in clear water combines the precision of sight fishing with the power of one of the ocean's hardest-fighting fish.
Whether you're looking for your first shark on fly or chasing a personal best, these trips provide an unforgettable experience.
Seasonal Opportunities
Charleston's fishery changes throughout the year, giving anglers something to look forward to every season.
Spring
Redfish, speckled trout, bonnethead sharks
Summer
Flood tide redfish, sharks, jack crevalle, and tarpon
Fall
Redfish, trout, flounder, flood tides
Winter
Large schools of sight-fishing redfish
Fly Fishing or Light Tackle
Every charter is available with either premium fly fishing equipment or quality light tackle.
Whether you're an experienced fly angler looking for technical presentations or introducing your family to inshore fishing, every trip is tailored to your experience level and fishing goals.
All rods, reels, tackle, flies, lures, fishing licenses, and bottled water are included.
Charleston Fishing Areas
Trips operate throughout South Carolina's Lowcountry, including:
• Kiawah Island
• Folly Beach
• Charleston Harbor
• Morris Island
• James Island
• Mount Pleasant
• Sullivan's Island
• Isle of Palms
• Bulls Bay
• Cape Romain
• McClellanville
• Santee Delta
Launch locations are selected based on tides, weather, and seasonal fish movement to provide the best possible fishing experience.
Why Fish With Tidal Waters Guide Service?
✔ Full-time professional guide
✔ USCG Licensed Captain
✔ Fly fishing specialist
✔ Light tackle charters
✔ Year-round fishing
✔ Premium equipment provided
✔ Beginner friendly
✔ Local knowledge from Kiawah to the Santee Delta
✔ Launch locations selected daily for the best fishing
Ready to Experience the Lowcountry?
Whether your goal is stalking redfish across flooded grass, casting to winter schools on shallow flats, or watching a shark crush a fly in clear water, Tidal Waters Guide Service delivers a personalized charter built around the best fishing conditions of the day.
Book your Charleston fly fishing or light tackle charter today.
