Brown Dog Sportfishing

Independent · Charleston, South Carolina

Brown Dog Sportfishing is an independent fishing guide based in Charleston, South Carolina, running flats skiff, backcountry, and nearshore trips for redfish, tarpon, seatrout, flounder, and sharks on Folly Beach and Kiawah Island. You book directly with the guide, and Driftline takes no commission.

Brown Dog Sportfishing runs Orvis endorsed inshore trips around Folly Beach and Kiawah Island near Charleston. Captain Cleve Hancock sight fishes redfish on the grass flats and offers seasonal tarpon on fly, plus seatrout, flounder, and sharks.

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What waters does Brown Dog Sportfishing fish?

Brown Dog Sportfishing guides Folly Beach and Kiawah Island, out of Charleston, South Carolina. Trips are matched to water conditions and the season, so the exact stretch depends on when you fish.

What fish can you catch with Brown Dog Sportfishing?

On Brown Dog Sportfishing's trips you're targeting redfish, tarpon, seatrout, flounder, and sharks. What's biting shifts through the year, and the guide sets the day around what's fishing best on their home water.

What kind of trips does Brown Dog Sportfishing run?

Brown Dog Sportfishing runs flats skiff, backcountry, and nearshore trips on Folly Beach and Kiawah Island. Reach out for exact trip lengths, group sizes, and what's included. The guide sets those directly.

Do I need a fishing license to fish in South Carolina?

Yes: everyone fishing South Carolina waters needs a valid South Carolina fishing license. You buy your own; get it from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Brown Dog Sportfishing can point you to the right one for your trip.

How do I book a trip with Brown Dog Sportfishing?

You book directly with Brown Dog Sportfishing: through their website at browndogsportfishing.com or by phone. Driftline lists the guide but takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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