Came across Barrier Island Fishing Charters while looking for an experience I could share with my son and father. I was responded to within 15 minutes of booking the charter by the Captain himself confirming the reservation and reassuring that my son would have a great time catching some salt water species. Boy did he! We caught over ten species including sting rays and sharks!! My dad couldn’t make it and my wife (who hates fish) decided to go. Captain Shane was awesome, always having bait ready and did the dirty work my wife hates. She ended up with the catch of the day and we left with enough trout to share with family on our return. Shane called us by our names the whole trip and celebrated every catch we made like it was his own. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience and I couldn’t have been happier with this service. If you are reading these reviews to make a decision, don’t waste anymore time. This is the one!

We had a charter with Captain Jason Watkins.  We were a group of 3 on a guys trip.  We were looking for a good experience and wanted to catch fish.  We are from the mid west and had lake fishing experience.  He is definitely experienced and knows the area and where the fishing spots are located.  He was prepared with fresh bait, poles and equipment.  He was a very good teacher also and showed us how to be successful.  He guaranteed we would catch fish and we did!!  Our group of three caught over 30 fish including the day’s record 31” red fish.  My group and I enjoyed our time and would highly recommend Captain Jason Watkins and his first mate, Wahoo to anyone looking to catch fish is IOP!!!

Shane was exceptional. Departed quickly, made a quick stop to pick up some bait, fish and crab. Boys gotta learn the finer points of cast netting and snagging crabs. We were able to get our hands pretty quickly and caught a wide variety of fish. my seven and nine-year-old are fishing, fanatics, and called this their best fishing day ever. Dozens of fish, pinfish, bluefish, sea trout, red fish, fine tooth, shark, bonnet head shark, I’m sure I’m missing a couple. Shane was fantastic with the boys. Highly recommend.

My family booked a trip with Captain Shane, his previous reviews made it an easy choice.  He did not disappoint, not only did we catch multiple species we also got the opportunity to catch our own bait, grab blue crabs with a net and learn a ton about the local ecosystem. To top the day off, we even saw a manatee.  I would highly recommend Captain Shane to anyone looking for a trip near Isle of Palms.  We will definitely go out with him again the next time we are in the area.

Captain Joe was one of the best captains that I’ve had on a fishing trip. He put us on the fish. I beat the snot out of my two sons by catching 15 fish to their five and four fish. we caught a variety of fish. Reds, sharks, sheephead, and others. would definitely recommend going again.