Carolinas' fall redfish run signals good things for Charleston

What's biting

What's next

With the next low at Charleston Harbor station 8665530 due around midday and the next high arriving in the early evening, the incoming afternoon tide looks like the better window to work current breaks and structure for redfish as the push stacks bait against the flow. If the coastwide red drum run Fisherman's Post is tracking continues sliding south, Charleston Harbor's redfish activity should keep building through the week as water temps drift lower. Plan weekend trips around that afternoon tide swing; the waning crescent moon keeps the night bite modest, so daytime tide movement is where the action should concentrate.

Context

Early October sits right at the start of the stretch anglers in South Carolina typically call the fall redfish run, when fish group up and feed harder as water cools off summer peaks. Charleston Harbor's water temp in the upper 70s is on schedule for that transition, not unusually warm or cool for the date. This window typically holds through the next several weeks before fish push into deeper water for winter.