Captain
Patrick Kelly

Member since February 2023 St. Helena Island, United States
Background
I have been guiding professionally for over 20 years. I specialize in light tackle inshore fishing in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. My love of fishing started as a young boy, spending summers at Fripp Island exploring with my friends and family.
Techniques
Light tackle live bait and plastics

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St. Helena Island, United States
Background
I have been guiding professionally for over 20 years. I specialize in light tackle inshore fishing in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. My love of fishing started as a young boy, spending summers at Fripp Island exploring with my friends and family.
Techniques
Light tackle live bait and plastics
Anglers Choice
156
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Boogie Man Fishing Charters LLC

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5.0 / 5
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St. Helena Island
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Fishing Reports

October Report 2025
October Report 2025
Sep 30, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in October fish will eat more and more, storing up reserves since they are about to lose their bait supply as shrimp and most baitfish eventually leave and crabs go into hibernation. Redfish should bite better and better on low and moving tides, and on very high tides they will continue to tail throughout October. Mud minnows, finger mullet, cut mullet, and shrimp are all good bait choices. Trout will be caught around the mouths of creeks in moving water, and shrimp under a popping cork should be hard to beat. Artificial lures like DOA shrimp can also be very effective. Flounder fishing should be good around structure on mud minnows and finger mullet, and there should also be some tripletail around well into the month. Black drum will also feed up more and more this month on shrimp and crabs, and the bull red drum will eventually show up in area inlets and off the beaches. L
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Labor Day Report 2025
Labor Day Report 2025
Sep 1, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in September the tailing pattern for redfish should continue to be strong, but the low tide bite should also get better and better. It was already good at the end of August once the water began to clear, and fish were feeding on everything from shrimp to mud minnows to mullet to Gulp! baits around pretty much any structure including docks, oyster beds, and creek mouths. As a bonus, very soon the fish that are starting out the month just under the slot will be 15 inches. The black drum fishing should also continue to improve on shrimp, and more large trout will be caught as temperatures cool. Numbers were already strong at times during August. More keeper flounder should be caught on mud minnows and finger mullet, and migratory species like tripletail, bluefish and ladyfish should be around until temperatures cool. And the silver king, tarpon, will likely continue to prey on schools of mullet and menhaden all month. Overall, by the end of August the fishing was getting really good, and for the next two months it should be flat-out excellent.
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Labor Day Report 2025
Labor Day Report 2025
Sep 1, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in September the tailing pattern for redfish should continue to be strong, but the low tide bite should also get better and better. It was already good at the end of August once the water began to clear, and fish were feeding on everything from shrimp to mud minnows to mullet to Gulp! baits around pretty much any structure including docks, oyster beds, and creek mouths. As a bonus, very soon the fish that are starting out the month just under the slot will be 15 inches. The black drum fishing should also continue to improve on shrimp, and more large trout will be caught as temperatures cool. Numbers were already strong at times during August. More keeper flounder should be caught on mud minnows and finger mullet, and migratory species like tripletail, bluefish and ladyfish should be around until temperatures cool. And the silver king, tarpon, will likely continue to prey on schools of mullet and menhaden all month. Overall, by the end of August the fishing was getting really good, and for the next two months it should be flat-out excellent.
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Labor Day Report 2025
Labor Day Report 2025
Sep 1, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in September the tailing pattern for redfish should continue to be strong, but the low tide bite should also get better and better. It was already good at the end of August once the water began to clear, and fish were feeding on everything from shrimp to mud minnows to mullet to Gulp! baits around pretty much any structure including docks, oyster beds, and creek mouths. As a bonus, very soon the fish that are starting out the month just under the slot will be 15 inches. The black drum fishing should also continue to improve on shrimp, and more large trout will be caught as temperatures cool. Numbers were already strong at times during August. More keeper flounder should be caught on mud minnows and finger mullet, and migratory species like tripletail, bluefish and ladyfish should be around until temperatures cool. And the silver king, tarpon, will likely continue to prey on schools of mullet and menhaden all month. Overall, by the end of August the fishing was getting really good, and for the next two months it should be flat-out excellent.
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Fripp Island Summer Fishing Report
Fripp Island Summer Fishing Report
Aug 3, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly **hidden content**) reports that in late July young-of-the-year redfish showed up in droves, which provide a ton of action for anglers and also indicate that it should be a really good fall for fishing. Anglers can still pick up some bigger fish in the creeks, particularly around creek mouths with oyster beds, but in August targeting tailing fish on the flats may continue to be one of the best ways to find a bigger grade of fish. July also saw good catches of trout on live shrimp, and the trout should only get bigger this month as we approach the fall. Expect the early August full moon to see some really nice trout caught over oyster bars and around grass lines. While legal fish are still relatively uncommon there have been more flounder caught this year than usual, particularly around structure. At the rocks they expect to continue to catch lots of black drum this month, while with fiddler crabs you can catch sheepshead. Later in the month more big ones should be landed if there is a little cooling. Migratory species like jacks, tripletail and tarpon should be around until the fall and, finally, donโ€™t overlook sharks which can provide a ton of action for anglers.
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July 2 2025 Fishing Report
July 2 2025 Fishing Report
Jul 2, 2025 St. Helena Island
Inshore: Captain Patrick Kelly reports that in July tailing redfish can be found on good flood tides when they are in the short grass eating fiddler crabs, and on moving tides fishing live or cut bait in areas where they ambush prey is a good bet. There should also continue to be a good bite on lower tides around docks and other structure. The trout bite was very good in June and should continue into July, and fish will be caught on both live bait and imitation shrimp drifted around grass lines and in front of shell beds in clean, moving water. Rock close to the ocean has also been a trout magnet recently. There should also continue to be a good topwater bite for multiple species early, and jacks and tarpon showed up in late June and should be around until the fall. Flounder fishing can be good with live finger mullet, mud minnows, or soft plastics, especially close to the ocean. Sheepshead are also around inshore, but generally they are on the small to medium side. Finally, keep your eyes open for tripletail in the rivers โ€“ especially closer to the ocean.
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October fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip on October 13, 2025
Captain was great very helpful and clearly knew what he was doing. Although it was windy no one can control the weather and...
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Donโ€™t be scared of this Boogie Man!

VERIFIED   4 Hour trip on July 24, 2025
This is the Boogie Man you want! Capt. Patrick did a great job. He was able to meet us close to where we were staying on Fripp...
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Amazing morning on the water!

VERIFIED   4 Hour trip on June 25, 2025
Patrick was an excellent communicator before the trip, was right on time the morning of the trip, and was so positive and accommodating...
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VERIFIED   4 Hour trip on August 15, 2025
Took my 3 kids out on a fishing Charter with Capt Patrick on Boogie man Charters.ย  We had an amazing day!ย  Within 10 minutes...
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Great day of fishing!

VERIFIED   3 Hour trip on June 21, 2025
Captain Patrick was very good to work with from start to finish. Quickly responding to messages, and answering questions that...
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