Key public marinas in the area are the Downtown Marina (1006 Bay St., 843/524-4422) in Beaufort [1], the Lady’s Island Marina (73 Sea Island Pkwy., 843/522-0430), and the Port Royal Landing Marina (843/525-6664). Hunting Island [2] has a popular thousand-foot fishing pier at the south end.
A good local fishing charter service is Captain Josh Utsey’s Lowcountry Guide Service (843/812-4919, www.beaufortscfishing.com [3]). Captain Ed Hardee (843/441-6880) offers good inshore charters.
The ACE Basin [4] is a very popular fishing, crabbing, and shrimping area. It has about two dozen public boat ramps, with colorful names like Cuckold’s Creek and Steamboat Landing. There’s a useful map of them all at www.acebasin.net [5], or look for the brown signs along the highway.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/south-carolina/beaufort-and-the-lowcountry/beaufort
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/south-carolina/beaufort-and-the-lowcountry/beaufort/outside-beaufort/hunting-island-state-park
[3] http://www.beaufortscfishing.com
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/south-carolina/beaufort-and-the-lowcountry/beaufort/outside-beaufort/ace-basin
[5] http://www.acebasin.net