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King mackerelPeak seasonCape · Georgia
Bradley Point
31.82°N · 81.05°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Florida pompano68
- Crevalle jack61
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Mahi-mahi50
- Summer flounder50
- Little tunny48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Black sea bass46
- Red snapper46
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Wahoo44
- Southern flounder42
- Black drum41
- Cobia41
- Greater amberjack41
- Sheepshead40
- Spotted seatrout40
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 2 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 597 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High7.7 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
14Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bradley Point
- Depth
- 8-30 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Bradley Point
Bradley Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Depth in the nearest water is 8-30 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, mahi-mahi and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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
- Hammonds Pass78
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 1:04 AM · 1.2 ftH 6:53 AM · 7.5 ft
- Hell Gate78
Channel · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 1:04 AM · 1.2 ftH 6:53 AM · 7.5 ft
- Steamboat Cut78
Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 1:07 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:18 AM · 7.4 ft
- Ossabaw Sound74
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 68
9 kt NNEL 1:07 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:53 AM · 7.4 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.