Hailing from the small Georgia town of Waynesboro, Austin Daniel first held a fishing rod when he was two years old. His parents spared no time getting young Austin out on the boat to fish local ponds. When he was in middle school he started tournament fishing with his dad, which helped him quickly hone in on his skills. Striped bass were his species of choice, but it did not take him long to fall in love with redfish. He attended Charleston Southern University and started a fishing charter company with his dad during college. If you ask him what his favorite part of fishing in Charleston is, he will tell you all about chasing big red fish in the grass, speckled trout on top water or sight casting cobia in the blue water. His teaching background helps him relay technique to his clients. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced angler, being on Captain Austin’s boat you know you will walk away with new knowledge and experiences to take home. Captain Austin understands the importance of sustainability and what it means to maintain a healthy fishery. As he sums it up as, “a hell of a fishery” and he does his part to ensure that it stays that way for his son, and for many generations to come. He encourages his guests to take the catch and release principles, as well as a sustainability mindset, with them to their homewaters.