Fish The Best Of The Lowcountry
Get your heart racing (and your drag) with fly fishing & light-tackle charters targeting shallow-water redfish near Charleston, South Carolina.
FISH WITH CAPTAIN BRADEN POWELL
Welcome to FishWater Outfitters! We specialize is Charleston fly fishing guide trips that get you up close and personal with some of the biggest redfish on the East Coast. Not a fly fisherman? No problem – we always have spin rods on board and still offer exclusively light-tackle inshore redfish fishing charters.
Downtown Charleston, as well as nearby vacation hotspots like Folly Beach, Kiawah Island, Isle of Palms, and Mt Pleasant, are surrounded by tidal creeks, grassy flats, and oyster beds that create year-round redfish fishing opportunities. There’s nothing like sight fishing to a pod of tailing redfish!
Join Captain Braden Powell for a fun and educational day (or more) on the water and see why clients keep returning year after year. Call or email to get any of your questions answered and easily book your trip online when you’re ready. Thanks for considering FishWater Outfitters for your Charleston fishing charter!
- Max of 2 anglers
- Fishing gear provided
- Convenient launches
- Licensed & insured
- All experience levels welcome
Winter Fly Fishing In Charleston
Book Half-Day Charters Starting @ $550
THE MAGIC OF THE MARSH: REDFISH GALORE
Charleston, SC is surrounded by a vast expanse of marsh, estuaries and coastline – a beautiful part of the state known simply as “The Lowcountry.” This spectacular area consists of spartina grass and oyster mounds as far as the eye can see, providing a beautiful landscape for your fishing trip. The most sought after species of fish here is redfish or red drum. This is a very popular fish that can be found along the entire southeastern coastline and into the Gulf Coast, and it is especially abundant in the estuaries of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The waters surrounding Charleston, Folly Beach, and Kiawah Island are prime locations for redfish fly fishing charters. These areas feature a complex network of tidal creeks, grass flats, and oyster beds that create ideal habitats for redfish, which thrive in the shallow, brackish waters. The tides play a crucial role, bringing baitfish and crustaceans into the marshes, drawing redfish close to shore. This shallow-water structure makes sight fishing highly productive, especially for anglers targeting tailing redfish on the flats.
There are many different tactics to catch redfish using fly rods with streamer, crab, or shrimp patterns, or light tackle spinning rods equipped with live or cut bait, artificial soft plastic lures, or hard plastic lures. At FishWater Outfitters, we understand that the weather and tides do not always allow for one particular strategy to fish. Captain Powell will always have all of the necessary tackle to ensure a great fishing trip and a fun day on the water!
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Sight-Fishing For Redfish In Charleston
When everything comes together and the “ideal situation” shows itself, sight fishing with a fly rod or artificial soft plastics can provide an unforgettable experience that keeps clients coming back year after year.
During the Spring, Summer, and Fall, our Charleston fly fishing and light-tackle charters are primarily focusing on the flood tides or tailing tides. This generally happens around the new and full moon phases. The height of the tide is such that it literally floods the grass flats with water. The redfish will follow the water in search of shrimp, blue crabs, and fiddler crabs. As the fish bury their heads in the bottom, their tails are exposed in the air, providing an amazing sight that is a visual target for all lucky anglers.
During the winter months, sight fishing for redfish around the low tide can be very productive. This can be one of the best times of the year for fly fishing in Charleston, SC! The cooler water temperatures provide very clear water with great visibility. In addition, the redfish will form large schools, sometimes upwards of 200 fish deep, to protect themselves from the Bottlenose Dolphin. This offers a fantastic sight and an opportunity to cast to large schools of redfish pushing wakes across the flats.
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