We had a fantastic morning on the water with Capt. Joseph. He suggested an earlier start to beat the summer heat, which made for a much more enjoyable trip. My college-aged son is an inexperienced fisherman, but thanks to Capt. Joseph, he caught the biggest fish of his life!

Capt. Joseph put us on fish several times, and we had numerous hookups and landed some great fish. He was knowledgeable, personable, and great to spend the morning with. He even recommended an excellent local BBQ spot for lunch afterward.

Highly recommend Palmetto Tide Charters—we’ll definitely book with Capt. Joseph again the next time we’re fishing in the Charleston area!

My husband and I have been coming to Charleston to vacation for years. The last time we booked a fishing trip was 11 years ago with a different company and we did not enjoy it. During that unrelated trip, we stayed in the shallows and didnt catch a single fish. This trip was the exact opposite of that. The captain was very knowledgeable, kind and respectful. He engaged and conversed with my 10 year old (autistic) son. My son was thrilled to show off his knowledge of fish and had the time of his life. Unfortunately, as is sometimes the way with fishing, we didn’t catch a ton of fish but are more than satisfied with the fish we did catch. One of my son’s goals was to catch a Sea Bass and as luck would have it, a Black Sea Bass was the first one we caught. We also caught a ray, a toadfish and a Cobia. The Cobia was a surprise and the Captain was ready to dive into the water to make sure the fish was secured. Being out on the water with the Captain felt like fishing with a family friend. If there was a downside at all, it was that my 8 year old daughter was seasick for most of the time on the water, but even then the captain couldn’t have been better - as far as playing I SPY with her to keep her focusing on different objects. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip and will be returning year after year to fish with him. My son said it was one of the best days he has had, ever.

A good morning on the water. Things started out slow at our first spot but we got a couple bites and landed a small ray. We had been talking with Joeseph and decided to swing by a spot to look for sharks teeth and then try for some sharks after.  We spent around 20 minutes finding fossils and then headed out to the shark location. Things started out slow with a lot of bait stolen but then things picked up. We landed 3 sharks including one over 4 feet.  We also hooked into large ray but it broke the line after a good fight.  Overall a good time and a fun and pleasant experience

Fun morning on the water.  Captain Joseph was knowledgeable and enthusiastic.  We hooked into fish at multple spots.  My son and I caught our largest
redfish (26”) as the highlight of the day.  I would definitely recommend a trip with Pslmetto Tide. 

If you are looking for an affordable great first time experience this is it. We only fished for 2 hours and we caught loads of different types of fish. Captain Joseph is knowledgeable about fishing and even some history about Charleston!