Hilton Head Fishing Charters
Welcome to Hilton Head
Hilton Head Island is one of the most well-known islands in South Carolina’s Low Country Region. The island is popular for its beaches, golf courses, bike trails, and food, but many people are unaware of its incredible fishery.
The Low Country Region has the second largest tides on the East Coast. Virtually all of our fishing revolves around these 8.5 foot tidal swings as they drain and fill our vast estuaries twice every day. Our most popular fish species in the area is red fish (red drum). These fish love shallow water and give us opportunities to sight fish for them in shallow flats year round. As the year progresses we have migratory cobia and tripletail that arrive in the spring, and jack crevalle and tarpon that stay in the area all summer. In addition to these other species, sea trout and flounder frequently visit the boat throughout the year.
For nature lovers like myself who are visiting Hilton Head Island, I always recommend visiting the Coastal Discovery Museum and the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge while you are here as well. Be sure to check out our local fishing shop Southern Drawl Outfitters while you’re here as well.
Fishing Charter Options
Two Angler Max | Catch and Release Only | All Licenses and Fishing Equipment Provided
3/4 Day (6 Hrs)
3/4 day trips are perfect for avid fly and light tackle anglers wanting to do some serious sight fishing for red fish any time of the year. These trips are also your best bet for targeting cobia, jack crevalle, and tripletail when they are in the area.
Full day trips, multi boat trips, and other special request can be accommodated via email, text, or phone. If you don’t see what you are looking for on my calendar still call/text/email. I will get you in contact with some great captains if I am not available.
Half Day (4 Hrs)
A lot of people find 3/4 and full days to be a bit more than they are looking for so we offer and run a lot of half day trips. Most of these trips are focused on sight fishing for red fish but seasonally opportunities for cobia, jack crevalle, and tripletail can present themselves.
Flood Tide Fishing
Flood tide fishing is a style of flats fishing that is so geographically unique to this area that it deserves its own category! From April through November our red fish put on a “tailing” show as they take advantage of high tides to feed on crabs in grass flats.
Flood tide openings are not always visible on the calendar, please call if you are interested.
Trip Times
Our trip times and availabilities vary greatly based on what the tide is doing each day.
Locations
We operate from public boat landings in Hilton Head, Bluffton and Beaufort, SC. Most of these landings are less than 40 minutes from downtown Savannah, GA.
Catch & Release
All fish caught on our charters will be released. No matter the species targeted.
Fishing Trip Includes
Fishing licenses for all anglers, rods, tackle, lures, flies and leaders, cooler with waters, dry storage for your gear, Coast Guard licensed and insured boat and captain.
Things Not To Bring
Spray-on sunscreen, hard coolers/large or heavy objects, light tackle rods, and reels.
Things To Bring
Sunscreen, polarized sunglasses, hats, snacks, beverages of choice can be added to the boat cooler (soft-sided coolers are also welcome). Dress or have layers available for the day's worst possible weather. On calm days I recommend long sleeves and pants to avoid sand fleas (bug spray doesn't help much).
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