Learn more about the deep sea fishing in the Beaufort, SC area.
Fishing for Pelagic Fish
What are Pelagic Fish?
Pelagic fish get their name from the area that they inhabit called the pelagic zone. The pelagic zone is the largest habitat on earth with a volume of 330 million cubic miles. Different species of pelagic fish are found throughout this zone. Numbers and distributions vary regionally and vertically, depending on availability of light, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, and pressure.
Anglers will be heading 60 to 80 miles out to get to the gulf stream currents in this area. Most of the deep sea fishing charters will be based out of nearby Hilton Head Island, however, there are some charters that are based out of Beaufort, SC who will do offshore trips too. Plan on doing an all day fishing trip if you’re looking to fish for billfish, mahi mahi, tuna or wahoo out of this area.
Bottom Fishing
Reefs & Wrecks
There plenty of offshore structure in the offshore waters near Beaufort, SC. There are many fishing charters that will fish the offshore waters here. You may be going anywhere from 10 to 20 miles out and possibly further to fish these offshore structures. Some of the types of fish you may be targeting on the reefs and wrecks are snapper, grouper, king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, amberjack, cobia, sharks, hogfish, tripletail, jack crevalle, barracuda and more.
Artificial Reef Locations
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/artificialreefs/
