September 29

Inshore surface water temperatures are down to about 78 degrees around Charleston and the creeks are full of bait. 

The inshore bite has gotten really, really good around Charleston, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

September 17

Inshore surface water temperatures are down to about 79 degrees around Charleston and the creeks are full of bait. The water has normal color but rain and some big tides should get it dirtier. 

Water temperatures dropping into the 70s has turned the fish on around Charleston, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

September 2

Inshore surface water temperatures remain about 85 degrees around Charleston and the creeks are still full of bait, especially shrimp.

Inshore fishing continues to be good in the Charleston area, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

August 26

Inshore surface water temperatures remain about 85 degrees around Charleston and the creeks are still full of bait, including shrimp.

Inshore fishing continues to be good in the Charleston area, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) both report

August 5

Inshore surface water temperatures remain about 85-86 degrees around Charleston and the creeks are still full of bait, including shrimp.

It’s hard to believe how fast it happened, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) both report

July 30

Inshore surface water temperatures are about 85-86 degrees around Charleston and shrimp have flooded into the creeks this week.

You wouldn’t have expected the fishing to turn on this week with water temperatures this hot, but Captain Rob Bennett(843-367-3777) reports

July 21

Inshore surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s around Charleston. 

It’s not a bad time for fishing in the Charleston area, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

July 9

Inshore surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s around Charleston. 

Inshore fishing has been a little slow around Charleston, but Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

June 24

Inshore surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Charleston, and the wind has been so hard the last three days that they have had small craft advisories and had to cancel some charters. 

The inshore redfish bite has been pretty tough recently, and even the dock patterns which are usually reliable have pretty much dried up.  The one exception has been the tailing action, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

June 10

Surface water temperatures in the morning are in the upper 70s. 

Inshore fishing is getting into some predictable summer patterns, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

May 27

Inshore water temperatures have shot up to the mid- to upper 70s.  

It won’t surprise anyone who has gone outside in South Carolina in the last week, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

May 20

Inshore water temperatures range from around 72-74 degrees.

It remains a good time of year to catch trout around Charleston, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

May 6

Inshore water temperatures have risen to around 73 degrees. More mullet are starting to show up every day. 

The inshore fishing has been really good around Charleston recently, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

April 30

Inshore water temperatures have risen into the low to mid-70s, and the water is overall pretty dirty with big tides recently. 

The inshore redfish action is pretty steady around Charleston, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

April 16

Inshore water temperatures have risen into the mid to upper 60s. 

It’s been a funny week for inshore redfish, and just a few days ago Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

March 26

Inshore water temperatures have risen to the low 60s and the water is surprisingly clean for the amount of recent rain. 

As temperatures warm Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

March 11

Inshore water temperatures are in the mid-50s and the water is clear. 

The most exciting thing going in the Charleston areas right now is out at the reefs, and in 40 feet of water Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

February 23

Inshore water temperatures are still in the upper 40s.  

It’s a feast-or-famine time of year for catching redfish inshore, but recently Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

February 5

Inshore water temperatures are down to about 48 degrees.

It’s not technically a saltwater report, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

January 21

Inshore water temperatures are down to the low 50s, but between the wind and larger tides a few days ago the water is still pretty dirty. 

The redfish are still the headline species around Charleston, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports

January 8

Inshore waters have gotten cold and mostly clear, but Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports that the fishing has been pretty awesome recently. Low tides in warmer parts of the day

December 20

Inshore surface water temperatures around Charleston have fallen into the low 50s, and the water is clearing as expected.

The fishing is different than it was a few weeks ago, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports

November 24

Inshore surface water temperatures around Charleston reached 68 yesterday, and while there is still some bait around shrimp are getting much harder to find.

You can scroll back through old reports to see that he is willing to call a spade a spade, but right now Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) advises