Fishing Charleston, SC in the Spring
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| March | 66° / 51° |
| April | 73° / 59° |
| May | 79° / 67° |
The spring brings warmer water and plenty of migratory species into the area. In early spring, you are going to be catching a lot more resident fish, but as the end of spring arrives, anglers can catch a lot more species such as bluefish, cobia, Spanish mackerel, tarpon, tripletail, jacks, pompano and more. The offshore fishing starts to heat up as well towards the end of May.
Fishing Charleston, SC in the Summer
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| June | 85° / 74° |
| July | 88° / 77° |
| August | 87° / 76° |
In the summer, it may be hot down here, but the fishing is in full swing. Some of the migratory species will push right on through and keep heading north, so some fish species may be hit or miss, but in the summer, the mighty tarpon will arrive. Anglers find tarpon along the beaches and in the inshore areas too. The tarpon fishing hits its peak near the end of summer through early fall. Redfish, trout, flounder and jacks are common here inshore. Nearshore, anglers may find bluefish, cobia, tarpon, tripletail, Spanish mackerel, sea bass and more. Offshore, anglers target grouper and snapper. The Gulf Stream is very far out from this area, but there are plenty of pelagic species moving through the currents off the coast as well.
Fishing Charleston, SC in the Fall
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| September | 83° / 72° |
| October | 75° / 62° |
| November | 67° / 53° |
The fall is one of the best times to fish in this area since the fall mullet run will bring tons of migratory fish with them as they head through this area on their way down to southern Florida. The resident fish go a little crazy too as all this bait moves into the area. It’s one of the best times of year to target big tarpon and big redfish, but you will get a shot to catch so many different species of fish as well.
Fishing Charleston, SC in the Winter
| Month | Avg. Air Temps °F (Hi/Lo) |
| December | 61° / 46° |
| January | 57° / 43° |
| February | 60° / 45° |
The winter brings tougher fishing. There are plenty of cold fronts that bring plenty of wind to go along with their cold air temperatures. Going offshore to fish the reefs and wrecks gets a little harder to do with the wind. Inshore and nearshore, you aren’t going to find the pelagic species that you found from spring through fall. However, a lot of fish will move back into the tidal creeks and rivers here, so it does make it a little easier to find fish concentrated in smaller areas. Sheepshead will save the day many times since they move inshore in big numbers and still feed well through the winter months. On the warmer days in between cold fronts, anglers usually do well with redfish, sea trout and flounder.
