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CobiaShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
Gibson Creek
31.20°N · 81.53°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Florida pompano66
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder66
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper62
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel58
- Black drum57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black sea bass55
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny52
- Sheepshead49
- Gray triggerfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Red snapper47
- Mahi-mahi46
- Cobia45
- Wahoo43
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 11 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 458 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
27Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 85°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
58Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Cobia is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Gibson Creek
- Depth
- 5-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Gibson Creek
Gibson Creek is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 5-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Atlantic tarpon 72
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- South Brunswick River77
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- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 67
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- Oglethorpe Bay77
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- Atlantic tarpon 73
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- Brandy Point77
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- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 73
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Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.