Fly Fishing Charleston SC Blog: Musings From The Marsh
Updated fly fishing & light-tackle fishing reports covering Charleston, SC and the South Carolina Lowcountry. Captain Braden Powell offers year round shallow water sight fishing in the estuaries surrounding Charleston, SC and these reports are some of his recent and up to date reports from fly fishing and light tackle charters.
Fishing Reports
Winter Fly Fishing Charleston, SC
Fly Fishing Charleston SC during the winter months can be some of the most prodcutive sight fishing of the year. Focusing 2-3 hours on either side of the low tide allows the angler to have the best opportunity for seeing Redfish cruising the mud flats in search of...
Charleston Fly Fishing Report – 3/10/2025
Well, Spring is here in The Lowcountry, at least it is every other day! The very common and frustrating fluctuations in weather that accompany the beginning of Spring as well as the wind, have been showing up a lot recently. Even though these weather patterns really...
Charleston Fly Fishing Report – 2/3/2025
January was a pretty cold month here in Charleston, SC and we even had SNOW! The last time that we saw the white fluffy precipitation falling from the sky was in 2018. I remember that very clearly as I had just returned from 6 weeks in the Bahamas fly fishing near...
Charleston Fly Fishing Report – 1/10/2025
The recent cold front really has put a hold on fishing for a few days, however there was a window this past week where Captain Braden Powell was able to get on the water with a couple local clients from Charleston, SC and they had a great morning fly fishing for...
Charleston Fly Fishing Report – 1/6/2025
Sight fishing for Redfish here in Charleston, SC has been very good recently. As the water cools, it also becomes very clear, allowing the angler to be able to sight fish with a fly rod or light tackle spin rod to Redfish in the shallow mud flats and bays. During the...