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.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(38 reviews)
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Mount Pleasant
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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!!
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Charlie D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Charlie

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore on July 23, 2024
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Chad B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore on July 1, 2024
Chad B. recommends Charlie's Charleston Charters
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Joseph A.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

We will find the fish

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore on June 8, 2024
Went out early,  caught about 15 redfish, a sheepshead, flounder, black drum. Not a bad morning of fun. Certainly a great...
Joseph A. recommends Charlie's Charleston Charters
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Kurt J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Charlie

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore on March 2, 2024
Kurt J. recommends Charlie's Charleston Charters
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Dustin M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Charter!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore on October 20, 2023
Enjoyed a great morning on the water and Capt Charlie put us on the fish! He was great with my 10 yo son and taught him a lot!...
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