Category: How To? Where? Why?

Charleston fishing guide explains how to catch targeted species and why some locations are better than others.

Winter REDS & SPECS

Feels like Spring.

The highs were in the 80’s last week!!

Throwing artificial lures was the way to go!
Always nice to see Speckled Trout trout feeding consistently . I’m looking forward to some more weather like this.

Thanks,
Cape. Legare Leland


Isle of Palms RedFish

Great color patterns

Some go to patterns for fall & winter Red Fishing here in Charleston SC. Sight fishing around the Isle of Palms area can be great during the fall, and winter months!

Isle Of Palms Red Fishing

 

 

 

It’s February and the water temperatures are still pretty low, but we are finally starting to see some warm days here in Charleston.  With the warm weather comes a change in the water temps around Charleston, and especially the Isle of Palms area where I concentrate most of my angling. Right now the fishing is pretty spotty with spooky fish, and a slow approach is necessary. However my clients and I have been able to manage some successful days.

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We had a break in the weather on 2/18/14 and I was able to put Randy and his wife Carol on several nice schools of Red Fish. Unfortunately the dolphins were all over the fish on the flats, so plan B on the ICW worked out well.  This was Carol’s first time and she did a wonderful job landing several nice Reds.

 

 

Charleston SC & Isle Of Palms Red Fishing

I just wanted to thank everyone who made 2013 a successful and memorable year. Here are a few pictures from the 2013 Red Fishing, Speckled Sea Trout season out of the Isle Of Palms. 2014 is off to a great start, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again.IMG_0610 IMG_0601IMG_0579 IMG_0627 IMG_0628 IMG_0631 IMG_0632 IMG_0635 IMG_0636 IMG_0648 IMG_0668 IMG_0671 IMG_0673 IMG_0686 IMG_0696 IMG_0703 IMG_0713 IMG_0727 IMG_0714

Katie’s Speckled Sea trout

I had the pleasure of fishing with Katie and her family this past week while they where visiting the Isle of Palms. This young lady could do it all from redfish and flounder to this nice speckled sea trout, it was a great day fishing the Charleston Harbor and surrounding flats and estuaries.

“Regular” Success

Teaching locals how to fish Charleston waters is one of my favorite charters to run.

Charleston Fishing Lessons

Teaching locals how to fish Charleston waters is one of my favorite charters to run. Unfortunately, I rarely ever remember to take pictures when I take them fishing. Last weekend I spent the morning showing Adam, a Mt Pleasant resident, how to catch bait and where to find redfish when the weather heats up. Adam has gone on at least a dozen fishing charters or “classes” since our first trip last October and this is the first photo I’ve ever taken.

How to catch big redfish in Charleston

Speckled Seatrout in Charleston, SC

SC Department of Natural Resources recently published an article that’s loaded with quality information about seatrout or speckled trout fishing in the Charleston area. Learn how to catch specks from local Charleston anglers with years of all season fishing experience. Most inshore and flats fishing charter captains will be glad to show you their favorite trout spots and how to catch them using fly tackle or artificial lures.

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/magazine/pubs/novdec2009/seatrout.html

The Redfish are Biting

Finding redfish during spring months is half the battle.

Redfish Action Returns as Shallow Waters Warm

The water temperature in the intracostal waterway between Mount Pleasant and Isle of Palms has been above 60 degrees for the past 10 days. I’ve run early morning and afternoon fishing charters for the past week and the redfish bite has been improving every day.

Finding redfish during spring months is half the battle. Redfish eating habits have been a bit finicky.  I pushed into a school of hundreds of reds and threw everything at them – live minows, crab, soft plastics, top water lures, the whole tackle box – and not a single bite! While stalking redfish this week I saw multiple schools of shrimp, blue crab and mullet so reds have a diverse menu.