We use photos from Wikimedia Commons: public-domain images (including U.S. government photos and historical fish illustrations) and photos their makers released under Creative Commons licenses. We don't use photos from charter companies or other fishing websites.
Photos are illustrative. Unless a caption says otherwise, a photo does not show a specific local boat, business, captain, or catch, and fish photos may have been taken outside South Carolina. Photos were resized and cropped for the web and converted to WebP. If you made one of these images and want the credit changed, email [email protected].
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A sportfishing boat running fast across open water toward the fishing grounds
Original: Outer Banks Scenic Byway - The Gambler out of Hatteras, NC, at Hatteras Inlet - NARA - 7720866.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Unknown author · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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An Atlantic blue marlin leaping out of the water with its bill in the air
Original: Atlantic blue marlin.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By NOAA · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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A charter fishing boat with anglers aboard heading out past a channel marker
Original: Charter fishing boat in Hawaii.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Adam · CC BY-SA 2.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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A trolling rod in a rod holder over the white wake of a moving boat
Original: Charter boat rod fishing off the airport.JPG on Wikimedia Commons
By Johnmartindavies · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
Used on: /myrtle-beach-deep-sea-fishing/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-charters-guide/
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An angler in a life vest bending a rod while fighting a fish offshore
Original: Deepsea.JPG on Wikimedia Commons
By Lsuff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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A fishing rod standing ready on a boat with calm blue sea beyond
Original: Fishing time at sea.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Tanguy Carpaye-Taïlamée · CC BY 4.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /what-to-bring-fishing-myrtle-beach/
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Charter fishing boats tied up along a sunny dock
Original: Key West, Florida - Charter Fishing Boats.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Sharon Hahn Darlin · CC BY 2.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /, /advertise/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-charters-guide/, /myrtle-beach-headboat-fishing/
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Anglers on a long wooden fishing pier at dusk on the Grand Strand
Original: Myrtle Beach Apache Pier Fishing (189125385).jpeg on Wikimedia Commons
By William Redmond · CC BY 3.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A Myrtle Beach pier and its pier house with the SkyWheel behind it
Original: Myrtle Beach Pier in August 2022 3.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
Used on: /myrtle-beach-fishing-piers/
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The Myrtle Beach State Park fishing pier with waves rolling under it
Original: Myrtle Beach state park pier.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Colette Eshleman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
Used on: /family-fishing-myrtle-beach/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-piers/
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A vintage postcard view of Second Avenue Pier and the Myrtle Beach shoreline
Original: Myrtle Beach - Second Avenue Pier.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Tichnor Brothers, Boston · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /myrtle-beach-fishing-piers/
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Fishing rods leaning on a pier railing over blue Myrtle Beach water
Original: Myrtle Beach-2011-08-08-017 (6061267989).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Perry Quan from Oakville, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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Cherry Grove Pier reaching out from the North Myrtle Beach shore
Original: Cherrygrovepier.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Festiva76 · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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Beach umbrellas and chairs along the sand at Myrtle Beach
Original: Atlantic Ocean shoreline in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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Swimmers and surf along the beach at Myrtle Beach on a sunny day
Original: Myrtle Beach-2011-08-08-013 (6061266459).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Perry Quan from Oakville, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
Used on: /contact/, /fish/whiting-spot-croaker/, /guides/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-piers/, /myrtle-beach-inshore-fishing/, /myrtle-beach-surf-fishing/
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Sunrise over the ocean at North Myrtle Beach
Original: Sunrise - North Myrtle Beach, SC (7397783662).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Todd Fowler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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Early morning clouds over the ocean at Myrtle Beach
Original: Myrtle Beach Ocean Front.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Punker1999 · CC0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /fish/king-mackerel/, /guides/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-calendar/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-regulations/, /myrtle-beach-surf-fishing/
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Sportfishing boats docked at a marina in Murrells Inlet
Original: Murrells inlet2473.JPG on Wikimedia Commons
By Pollinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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Boats along the Georgetown, South Carolina harbor
Original: Georgetown, South Carolina harbor.JPG on Wikimedia Commons
By Thomson200 · CC0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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The Harborwalk boardwalk in Georgetown, South Carolina
Original: Harborwalk in Georgetown, SC IMG 4513.JPG on Wikimedia Commons
By Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
Used on: /local-resources/, /myrtle-beach-fishing-tournaments/
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A winding tidal creek through green salt marsh on the South Carolina coast
Original: Tibwin creek south carolina.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Bill Lea · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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An oyster reef exposed at mid-tide in South Carolina
Original: Oyster reef Hunting Island SC.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Jstuby at English Wikipedia · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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A family fishing from a small boat with a child in a life jacket
Original: Family recreational boating and fishing on lake.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Gentry George, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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Two anglers launching a boat from a trailer at a boat ramp
Original: WNF BoatingFishermanLaunch AthensRangerDistrictMariettaUnit SR06112015 (18965109391).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Wayne National Forest · CC BY 2.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /guides/, /local-resources/, /myrtle-beach-big-fish-state-records/, /myrtle-beach-boat-ramps-and-inlets/
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Four fishing lures laid out side by side
Original: 4 hooked fishing bait lures viz jig spoonlure plug spinnerbait.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By R. Henrik Nilsson · CC BY 4.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /directory/, /family-fishing-myrtle-beach/, /fish/spanish-mackerel/, /fish/whiting-spot-croaker/, /fishing-charter-tipping-etiquette/, /guides/, /little-river-north-myrtle-beach-fishing/, /myrtle-beach-surf-fishing/, /sc-saltwater-fishing-license/, /seasickness-fishing-trips/, /what-to-bring-fishing-myrtle-beach/
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An angler holding up a large king mackerel
Original: King-mackerel.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By ScubaBear68 · CC BY 2.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A Spanish mackerel with yellow spots swimming over a reef
Original: Scomberomorus maculatus in Madagascar Reef 01.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Simões, N.; Zarco Perello, S.; Moreno Mendoza, R. · CC BY 4.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A cobia swimming in an aquarium with smaller fish
Original: Rachycentron canadum Kaikyokan.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By タウナギ · CC0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A blacktip shark swimming in clear blue water
Original: Carcharhinus limbatus - Caraibische zwartpunthaai.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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Black sea bass over a live-bottom reef with sponges and corals
Original: Centropristis striata underwater 2.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Greg McFall, Gray's Reef NMS, NOS, NOAA. · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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A southern kingfish, called whiting locally, lying on a dock
Original: Menticirrhus americanus.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Cláudio D. Timm · CC BY 2.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A spot, a small drum with a dark shoulder spot
Original: Spot ( Leiostomus xanthurus ).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By NOAA's Fisheries Collection; Collection of Brandi Noble · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /fish/whiting-spot-croaker/
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A mahi-mahi leaping out of the water on the end of a line
Original: Mahi Mahi Costa Rica.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Galomalavasi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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A bright green and yellow mahi-mahi
Original: Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Brandi Noble · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /fish/mahi-mahi/
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A wahoo swimming in open blue water
Original: Acanthocybium solandri Canary.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By michael_bommerer · CC BY 4.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A school of yellowfin tuna swimming in blue water
Original: Yellowfin tuna nurp.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP) · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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An illustration of an Atlantic sailfish with its sail raised
Original: Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) Art Patrick J. Lynch CC-BY.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Patrick.lynch · CC BY 4.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /fish/billfish-marlin-sailfish/, /myrtle-beach-deep-sea-fishing/
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A gag grouper with its mottled pattern
Original: Fish4335 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC. · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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A red snapper lying on a wooden dock
Original: Red Snapper.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Geeklikepi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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A greater amberjack swimming over a reef
Original: Seriola dumerili - Sanc2431.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By NOAA Photo Library · CC BY 2.0 · resized, cropped, WebP
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A red drum with the black spot near its tail
Original: Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Geeklikepi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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A southern flounder, a flat brown fish with both eyes on one side
Original: Paralichthys lethostigma.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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An illustration of a spotted seatrout with black spots on its back and tail
Original: Spotted seatrout fish cynoscion nebulosus.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Raver Duane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
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A black drum, a deep-bodied gray drum with chin barbels
Original: Pogonias Cromis 2010-05-28.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Chaotic42 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · modified (resized, cropped, WebP); our changes share the same license
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An illustration of a sheepshead with its black vertical bars
Original: FMIB 43252 Sheepshead (Archosarcus probatocephalus), white-balanced.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
By Sherman Foote Denton · Public domain · resized, cropped, WebP
Used on: /fish/black-drum-and-sheepshead/