Captain
Charlie Patterson

Member since April 2023 Mount Pleasant, United States
Background
I have been fishing my entire life. I caught the fishing bug at a very early age, fishing for freshwater species in upstate South Carolina. When I was able to afford my own boat, I started fishing Bass tournaments and eventually competed in some lower level professional tournaments. I was a high school teacher and football coach for 30 years. About 20 years ago, I got the head football coaching position at a local high school and fell in love with inshore saltwater fishing. I started to guide, at first, just in the summers when school was out, then retired from education and became a full-time fishing captain.
Techniques
I can accommodate anyone, regardless of their fishing skills or experience. I love for people to ask questions about the whys and hows of fishing. Most of our fishing will be done in the estuaries, rivers, and bays that make up the areas salt marsh. We will be casting live bait like shrimp, finger mullet, menhaden, or mud minnows and letting them either sit on the bottom or drift under a popping cork. At other times we may use cut mullet or cut crab. Don't worry if your casting skills are not fine tuned, I can help with that. There could be times of the year that we cast some artificial lures as well.

Hey, I'm Captain Charlie Patterson

Mount Pleasant, United States
Background
I have been fishing my entire life. I caught the fishing bug at a very early age, fishing for freshwater species in upstate South Carolina. When I was able to afford my own boat, I started fishing Bass tournaments and eventually competed in some lower level professional tournaments. I was a high school teacher and football coach for 30 years. About 20 years ago, I got the head football coaching position at a local high school and fell in love with inshore saltwater fishing. I started to guide, at first, just in the summers when school was out, then retired from education and became a full-time fishing captain.
Techniques
I can accommodate anyone, regardless of their fishing skills or experience. I love for people to ask questions about the whys and hows of fishing. Most of our fishing will be done in the estuaries, rivers, and bays that make up the areas salt marsh. We will be casting live bait like shrimp, finger mullet, menhaden, or mud minnows and letting them either sit on the bottom or drift under a popping cork. At other times we may use cut mullet or cut crab. Don't worry if your casting skills are not fine tuned, I can help with that. There could be times of the year that we cast some artificial lures as well.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(38 reviews)
Mount Pleasant
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Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 38 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water!!
Great day on the water!!
Great day on the water!!
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Appropriate for children
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Daniel M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

A wealth of fish on the Wando

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on August 7, 2025
A perfect outing. Capt Charly had his squeaky clean well equipped center ready to go, after the safety briefing. We hit five...
Daniel M. recommends Charlie's Charleston Charters
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Jack D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Charlie

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on April 21, 2025
My buddy and I had a super fun day with our 4 boys and Captain Charlie we were busy catching Drum the whole trip
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Dan S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day on the water!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Shark Fishing on June 16, 2025
Capt. Charlie was clearly a skilled and knowledgeable captain.ย  Boat and gear was up to date.ย  Iโ€™ve chartered several times...
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Chase H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great for family of 4!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on June 12, 2025
Had an awesome morning trip with Charlie. The boat was extremely clean and he provided all the gear needed to catch many fish....
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Cole E.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Absolutely Perfect.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on May 6, 2024
Captain Charlie casts bait like heโ€™s been doing since he was in the womb. The most accurate we have ever seen. He treated...
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