FIsh Folly Beach
The former Coast Guard station on the north end of Folly Beach is a favorite local escape with a maritime forest and empty beaches . Set up shop for a day of casting into the surf right where the island turns toward Morris Island and its iconic lighthouse rising from the waves . Fish shrimp on a popping cork or let a bottom rig sit with shrimp or mullet . Redfish and flounder are frequently caught as are small sharks and rays .
Directions from Charleston : Take Hwy 17 S and bear left onto Folly Rd . When you reach Folly Beach , take a left on Ashley Ave . Park when the road dead ends . From the parking area , it ’ s about a 10-minute walk either on the beach or the paved access road to the island ’ s northern tip . Folly Beach Fishing Pier : 843-588-3474
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