Right Tide Charters offers inshore and nearshore fishing charters in Charleston, South Carolina, led by Captain Mikey Clark, a Hanahan native who grew up jon boat fishing the Cooper River with his father and has fished Lowcountry waters his entire life. Mikey is a U.S. Coast Guard certified, licensed, and insured captain who holds the Louisiana state record for sheepshead caught on a fly (9.66 lbs) and was named Fish of the Year by the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association in 2017.
Beyond guiding, Mikey is a dedicated conservationist, volunteering with the SCDNR fish tagging program since 2015 and actively supporting the Charleston Water Keeper program. He’s also a chosen guide for the Lowcountry Red Trout Celebrity Classic, Charleston’s biggest inshore charity tournament benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. True to his conservation ethic, he once helped his father-in-law catch a potential South Carolina record sheepshead, choosing to tag and release the fish rather than keep it.
Trips run on two boats depending on conditions: The High Tide, a 17-foot flatsboat powered by a 90 HP Yamaha, capable of running up to two adults and one child into skinny back-creek water using a Simrad side-scan unit, a Rhodan trolling motor, and a Super Stick push pole for sight-casting tailing redfish; and The Sea Pro, a new 2022 23-foot bay boat powered by a 200 HP Suzuki with just an 8-inch draft, carrying up to 5 guests with Simrad NSS9 EVO3s electronics, dual bait wells, a release well, and a fresh water washdown tank. Both boats target redfish, trout, flounder, sheepshead, and black drum using Shimano spinning reels paired with St. Croix, G Loomis, and Shimano rods. Every trip includes a Yeti cooler, safety equipment, first aid, and fish towels.
Captain Mikey takes a distinctive approach to fishing, deliberately avoiding crowded spots like the Charleston jetties in favor of quieter creeks and rivers where he can find fish without the competition, even if it means a longer run.
For anglers looking for a highly experienced, conservation-minded inshore fishing charter in Charleston, Right Tide Charters offers a highly reviewed operation with Captain Mikey Clark.
