Now until tomorrow 6 pmSouthern flounder
The bite peaks at 100. Water is 70°, close to the 70° southern flounder like best, and a solunar period lands on the window.
Each float is an hour. The deeper it rides, the better the bite. The strip underneath runs daylight, dusk and dark; the red rule marks the best window. Click any hour to read it.
Right now · best window
Southern flounder range 58–82°
From the east
Sunset 5:24 pm
No rain expected
NWS hourly forecast
Measured, last 3 hours
Waning crescent
Each species is scored against its own water-temperature range and tide preference, then wind, weather and warnings. The rules are South Carolina regulations for these waters.
Right in southern flounder's ideal range. Southern flounder prefers outgoing tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Holds 1–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Flounder (southern, summer and gulf): 16" minimum, 5/person/day, 10 per boat.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Mar–Nov. More on southern flounder
Summer flounder prefers outgoing tide. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 10–100 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. Flounder (southern, summer and gulf): 16" minimum, 5/person/day, 10 per boat.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Apr–Oct, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. More on summer flounder
Right in spotted seatrout's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 3–15 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 14" minimum, 10/person/day.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Apr–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on spotted seatrout
Right in sheepshead's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 5–40 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 14" minimum, 10/person/day (max 30 per boat).
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Mar–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes slack water. More on sheepshead
Right in bluefish's ideal range. Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Holds 5–50 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. No minimum size. 5/person/day (7 on for-hire).
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Apr–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on bluefish
Fish feed actively ahead of a pressure drop. Light breeze — ruffles the surface so fish spook less, and casting is easy. Inside red drum's active range. Holds 3–20 ft down.
Open. Keep fish within the limits. 18–25" slot, 1/person/day, 2 per boat (state waters), since Jul 1, 2026. No possession in federal waters; no gigging Dec 1–Feb 28.
Verified Oct 21, 2026 · South Carolina
Last checked 17 days ago. Rules may have changed.
Season here: Apr–Nov, from this spot’s water-temperature record, 2023–2025. Likes an incoming tide. More on red drum
Solunar tables are a popular heuristic. A peer-reviewed test found they don’t predict catch on their own, so here they only nudge the score when the tide or moon already agree. How the score works
We only show reports an agency has published, with their date. South Carolina DNR publishes a report for the state.
Licenses and rules: state fishery agencies · fish-consumption advisories
A Charleston barrier island between Lighthouse Inlet and the Stono River. Red drum, speckled trout and flounder in the surf and around structure (SCDNR puts summer flounder around inlets, jetties and beaches and southern flounder mostly in the estuaries), sheepshead on the pilings and rocks, bluefish in spring and fall.
Public spots within 40 miles, with the same 36 hours of floats.
Yes (anglers age 16 and older). To fish at Folly Beach you need the appropriate state fishing license. See the agency's current rules: the state agency website
Folly Beach is listed on this site for 6 commonly-targeted species: Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Southern Flounder, Summer Flounder, and 2 more. Which species is currently in season and which is scoring highest today is shown in the per-species ranking on this page.
It depends more on the species and the day's conditions than on a fixed "best hour." Water temperature, weather, and — at tidal locations — the stage of the tide drive activity most. The per-species ranking on this page scores every target species at Folly Beach against today's live conditions, so the fish near the top are your best bets right now; check back as conditions change through the day.
Folly Beach has multiple access types — pier, shoreline, and at least one public boat ramp.
state agency regulations apply at Folly Beach. Size limits, creel limits, and seasonal closures are listed per species on each species page. Always confirm against the agency source linked from each regulation block — emergency closures can take effect mid-season.
Yes. Folly Beach sits on tidal water with a NOAA tide station nearby. Today's high/low timing is in the tide chart on this page.
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