Captain
Cory Johnston

Member since August 2023 Folly Beach, United States
Background
Meet Cory Johnston, your enthusiastic guide to thrilling fishing adventures in beautiful Folly Beach, South Carolina. He's your go-to expert when it comes to finding the most exciting spots for catching Sharks and many other fish species right from the shoreline. Plus, he's got a special setup with kayaks to reel in those colossal fish! Get ready to embark on a one-of-a-kind, action-packed adventure with your loved ones. Let the excitement begin!
Techniques
Land based shark fishing. Where you take baits from the land/beach/shore far out into the water with drones, kayaks,or boats and come back to shore and fish from the beach

Hey, I'm Captain Cory Johnston

Folly Beach, United States
Background
Meet Cory Johnston, your enthusiastic guide to thrilling fishing adventures in beautiful Folly Beach, South Carolina. He's your go-to expert when it comes to finding the most exciting spots for catching Sharks and many other fish species right from the shoreline. Plus, he's got a special setup with kayaks to reel in those colossal fish! Get ready to embark on a one-of-a-kind, action-packed adventure with your loved ones. Let the excitement begin!
Techniques
Land based shark fishing. Where you take baits from the land/beach/shore far out into the water with drones, kayaks,or boats and come back to shore and fish from the beach
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My Charter Listing

Charleston Shark and Surf

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(66 reviews)
Folly Beach
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

Good weather and great fishing
Good weather and great fishing
May 25, 2025 Folly Beach
Ran a couple 4 hr trips recently and the bite has been good with a mix of small and large sharks and even a few big trophy class redfish caught recently too.
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Monster sharks are here
Monster sharks are here
Apr 16, 2025 Folly Beach
The spring shark fishing is really heating up and the recent trips have been really good with multiple big sharks a trip being caught and multiple species too along with fish and rays on the lighter tackle.
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Sharks sharks sharks!
Sharks sharks sharks!
Apr 3, 2025 Folly Beach
The summer sharks are showing up now and the fishing is gonna get better and the fish bigger. We went 2/3 on the big sharks on the shark rods starting the trip off really well then some bad weather blew in and slowed the bite down. It was a beautiful sunset evening on the beach for most of the trip with a 5โ€™3 and 4โ€™9 shark being landed and the 4ftr put up a good fight and we thought it was a bigger fish. Im excited for the next few weeks because there will be some really good fishing trips.
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Epic spring fishing
Epic spring fishing
Mar 26, 2025 Folly Beach
Yesterday the bite was hot we went 13/15 fifteen on bites with 7 sharks over 5ft 3 over 6 and 1 over 7โ€™6!!! We caught 6 different species of sharks and rays and some whiting also. We fished 2-8 and took time getting set up so about 5 hrs of lines and it seemed like we were fighting fish most of that time. The bite slowed down and got cold so we called it a night and left with sore arms and smiling faces. It was a very good trip.
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The spring bite is about to be on fire
The spring bite is about to be on fire
Mar 24, 2025 Folly Beach
We fished a a 4 hrpm trip on sunday and the bite was really good. The goal was to get on the rays and we were able to land 4 nice size Rays and Sharks and lost 4 others. The shark was about 6โ€™5ft and was a sand tiger, one of the fish we lossed were also sand tigers and the others were likely cownose rays. The cow nose rays should be around for a week or two and they are a lot of fun and add action tonthe sahrk trips. Th shark is not pictured because the picture wasnt on my phone. If you are thinking of going now is a good time to fish and it will be as good or better for next 2 months
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The spring bite is about to be on fire
The spring bite is about to be on fire
Mar 24, 2025 Folly Beach
We fished a a 4 hrpm trip on sunday and the bite was really good. The goal was to get on the rays and we were able to land 4 nice size Rays and Sharks and lost 4 others. The shark was about 6โ€™5ft and was a sand tiger, one of the fish we lossed were also sand tigers and the others were likely cownose rays. The cow nose rays should be around for a week or two and they are a lot of fun and add action tonthe sahrk trips. Th shark is not pictured because the picture wasnt on my phone. If you are thinking of going now is a good time to fish and it will be as good or better for next 2 months
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 66 reviews
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Equipment
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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so fun!!
so fun!!
Great trip. Great crew.
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
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Bridgett D.
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AMAZING!!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ mixed tackle 9AM on June 16, 2025
Our family had the most amazing time!! Cory knows so much about fishing and types of fish!!!ย  It was more than just a fishing...
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Efren S.
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Great night fishing trip!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Mixed Tackle (PM) on October 18, 2025
Cory and Alvin were great as always. This is our second time fishing with them. Highly recommend. Very knowledgeable. Great...
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Tyler M.
Excellent
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A great experience overall

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Mixed Tackle on September 10, 2025
Corey had everything set up when we arrived and accommodated us for location. The evening was full of excitement and fun with...
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Mason H.
Excellent
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First time fishing. Best time ever

VERIFIED   Shark fishing on July 30, 2025
Captain Cory and his crew were awesome. It was our first time fishing, but didnโ€™t matter. We caught tons of sharks, even...
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JASON W.
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Definitely worth it

VERIFIED   Shark fishing on July 12, 2025
Cory was awesome, and extremely knowledgeable. Caught a total of 5 sharks. 12.5 ft hammer head, 8 ft lemon shark and 3 bonnet...
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