The Ashley River is a saltwater flats in South Carolina, listed as Agency-named saltwater fishing water by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division (Marine Stocking Research Program).
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division (Marine Stocking Research Program) lists 3 species, including red drum, spotted seatrout and striped bass. 10 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Charleston & the Lowcountry.
The Ashley River at sunset from Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Ianmccor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ashley River is a saltwater flats in South Carolina. Our destination hub Charleston & the Lowcountry is 1 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Ashley River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Ashley River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Ashley River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Agency-named bass waterSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Wando RiverThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Wando River.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Charleston HarborBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Charleston Harbor.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not North Edisto RiverA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Edisto River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Santee RiverThe lower Saluda River at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Santee River.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout, saltwater.
On the Marine Stocking Locations (SCDNR Marine Resources Division stock enhancement estuaries) list (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division (Marine Stocking Research Program), read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Charleston, SC · 6 mi
Map listing: trips not confirmed
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Mt Pleasant, SC · 11 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters
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The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Red drum or redfish (Sciaenops ocellatus), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Charleston sits between the Ashley and Cooper rivers on Charleston Harbor; the Wando River joins the Cooper to the north-east, and the North Edisto lies to the south-west beyond the sea islands.
Destination hub · 1 mi away in a straight line
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge ASHLEY RIVER NEAR NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. Water type is our own classification.
Agency-named bass waterSunset at Lake Moultrie, South Carolina. Photo: Kcstanfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterSunrise over Lake Marion from Santee State Park, South Carolina. Photo: Andrew Parlette from Elkridge,MD, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Wando RiverThe May River looking east from the Calhoun Street dock, Bluffton, South Carolina. Photo: Townofbluffton, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Wando River.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Charleston HarborBiscayne Bay in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Charleston Harbor.
Agency-named saltwater fishing waterRepresentative photo · not North Edisto RiverA beach in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Edisto River.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Santee RiverThe lower Saluda River at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Santee River.
