Myrtle Beach fishing directory: charters, headboats, piers, tackle, marinas

Fishing charters

Private charters you book for your own group, from 2-hour inshore trips in the marsh to full-day Gulf Stream runs. Licensed charters cover your saltwater license while you fish with them. Prices, trip lengths, and boats are set by each captain; ask what is included and how weather cancellations work.

Guide: How to choose a fishing charter

Headboats and party boats

Large boats that sell individual tickets for bottom fishing on the reefs and live bottom, from half-day trips to all-day Gulf Stream runs. They are the most affordable way to fish offshore. Ticket prices and schedules are set by each fleet.

Guide: What to expect on a headboat

Fishing piers

Ocean fishing piers from Cherry Grove to Garden City. Licensed piers cover your saltwater license while you fish from them. Daily fees, hours, and bait and rental availability are set by each pier and change by season.

Guide: Pier-by-pier fishing guide

Bait and tackle shops

Live and frozen bait, rigs, and local advice. Several also sell SC fishing licenses. Ask what is biting; the shops hear it first.

Guide: What to bring fishing

Marinas

Marinas on Murrells Inlet, the Intracoastal Waterway, Little River, and Winyah Bay, with fuel, slips, ramps, and charter docks. Services vary; call ahead for transient slips and fuel hours.

Guide: Boat ramps and inlets