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CobiaShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
The Bulkhead
30.97°N · 81.51°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Florida pompano68
- Crevalle jack67
- Red drum65
- Gray snapper64
- Summer flounder63
- King mackerel62
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout55
- Little tunny53
- Weakfish53
- Gag grouper51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Sheepshead51
- Red grouper50
- Mahi-mahi48
- Cobia45
- Greater amberjack45
- Wahoo43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 458 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.1 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
39Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Last week of shoulder season for Cobia · the off season next
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
The Bulkhead
- Depth
- 15-20 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Outer · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- 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 The Bulkhead
The Bulkhead is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 15-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, outer water and semi-exposed.
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum 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
- Floyd Cut78
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- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Dover Cut78
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Dever Cut78
Channel · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
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- Floyd Creek76
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 67
10 kt NEL 1:42 AM · 1.4 ftH 7:42 AM · 7.5 ft
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.