Spartina marsh, pluff mud and shrimp boats: the Lowcountry from Charleston through Beaufort to Hilton Head is flood-tide redfish country, with a bonus cobia run up the Broad River every May. Fishing here is a tide chart with a city attached.
Region: Southeast Atlantic · SC. Coordinates 32.4500, -80.4000.
This zone reads from NOAA CO-OPS tide station 8665530 — Charleston, SC — for tide predictions and observed water level, with wind, gusts, air temperature and marine warnings from Open-Meteo and the National Weather Service. Water temperature comes from the same station's thermometer.
Every reading is fetched when you open the page, so nothing here is a published forecast: the tide timeline covers the next 48 hours with highs, lows and moon phase, and the bite outlook scores the current tide stage, water temperature, wind and pressure for the species you pick. Open the console to watch this water on one screen, or see it in context on the coastal map.
For recreation only — not for navigation. In an emergency call 911 or hail the Coast Guard on VHF 16.
Catalog species that hold in this zone: Speckled Trout, Redfish (Red Drum), Southern Flounder, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Tarpon, Cobia.
| Season | Species present |
|---|---|
| spring | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Cobia, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Southern Flounder |
| summer | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Southern Flounder |
| fall | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Southern Flounder, Black Drum |
| winter | Redfish (Red Drum), Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum |
What to tie on: 29 lures and baits in the lure & bait database are proven for the species that hold in The SC Lowcountry (Charleston to Hilton Head), and the smart lure tool narrows them to today's conditions on this water.
Winter schools reds by the hundred in gin-clear shallows — pick a school apart slowly and quietly. Spring means the Broad River cobia run and trout waking up on the grass banks. Summer is flood-tide tailing on every big high, with sharks and tarpon behind the trawlers. Fall is the Lowcountry’s finest: bull reds at the inlets, trout on every point and oyster roasts when you’re done.
Base camps and launch areas inside this zone:
Running these waters? Pull the official NOAA chart before you go — it opens centered on this zone. Check the regulations for The SC Lowcountry (Charleston to Hilton Head) for current size and bag limits, and run the launch-prep checklist before you leave the ramp.
No listed charter calls The SC Lowcountry (Charleston to Hilton Head) home port yet — the charters & guides directory covers nearby waters, and captains who run this zone can list their business.
The what's-biting report and the angler reports on this page are sample content, clearly labeled as a demo in the app — posting and replies activate with the community account system. Live tide, water temperature, wind and warning data are real and pull from NOAA and Open-Meteo on every visit.