Seasonal Fishing Action

The Lowcountry is blessed with phenomenal year round fishing opportunities.
While the targeted gamefish species may change with the seasons there is always plenty of action to be found.
 



Spring:

Early spring offers up some fantastic near shore wreck fishing. These wrecks lie anywhere from 5 to 10 miles from the beach and play host many hard fighting and great tasting species including sheepshead, black sea bass, summer trout, flounder, and blackdrum. Further offshore, around areas of live bottom and limestone outcroppings, you can catch snapper, grouper, triggerfish, and black sea bass until your arms are sore. As we approach May, cobia averaging between 30 and 60 lbs take up residence in the Port Royal Sound and around the offshore wrecks and reefs providing amazing sight casting and live bait fishing opportunities.

For the ultimate big game fishing experience few things compare to a trip to the Gulf Stream and the months of April, May, and June are the time to do it! Wahoo, tuna, dolphin, blue and white marlin, and sailfish are the primary gamefish species targeted on Gulf Stream trips.
 

  

Summer:

The fishing action is on fire in the Lowcountry during the summer months! If you want to catch big fish on light tackle this is the time to do it.

Many species of large shark including black tips, spinners, duskys, lemons, bulls, and tigers take up residence in the deep waters of Port Royal Sound and can be targeted a short ride from the dock. Tarpon in the 80 to 140 lb range also move into the Port Royal Sound and surrounding waters during this time offering the opportunity to catch what many sportsmen consider the ultimate gamefish. Further offshore the wrecks and artificial reefs are teaming with cobia, barracuda, amberjack, grouper, snapper and king mackerel and offer an excellent opportunity for catching a wide variety of gamefish during a single trip.
 

Fall:

Tarpon continue to frequent the Sounds and rivers during the early fall and are often caught while targeting schools of 20 to 50 lb bull redfish that migrate to inshore waters during this time. As near shore waters cool, wrecks come alive with summer trout, bull redfish and black sea bass. The fall months also provide some of the best offshore bottom fishing of the year. Live bottom areas in 80 to 120 ft of water produce some incredible action with grouper, snapper, triggerfish, black sea bass, amberjack, and king mackerel.

If plenty of action with big fish is what you are looking for a trip to the offshore towers will give you all you can handle. These towers hold schools of powerful amberjack which can be targeted with jigs, top water poppers, and live bait.

Winter:

The offshore bottom fishing for grouper, snapper, sea bass, trigger fish, and porgies continues to be red hot through the winter months. The near and offshore wrecks and reefs also provide awesome action from December through March. Bull redfish, shark,sheepshead, black drum, flounder, and sea bass round out the target species in these areas. If you are not familiar with sheepshead, they are extrodinary table fare and very common on the wrecks during the cooler months. A typical winter time wreck trip will yield plenty of fish for the freshest seafood dinner you'll ever have.