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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Georgia
Cape Charlotte
31.91°N · 80.93°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
- Crevalle jack59
- King mackerel59
- Florida pompano57
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot54
- Red drum53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Atlantic tarpon51
- Gray snapper49
- Summer flounder49
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Wahoo47
- Mahi-mahi46
- Red snapper46
- Black drum45
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper45
- Little tunny43
- Greater amberjack41
- Cobia39
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Weakfish34
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 391 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
49Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
31Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 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 today
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
Cape Charlotte
- Depth
- 4-30 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · 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 Cape Charlotte
Cape Charlotte is a cape in Coastal waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 nm, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia. Depth is 4-30 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Atlantic croaker 62
- King mackerel 61
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- Cape May62
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- Atlantic croaker 61
- King mackerel 60
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- Salt Pond Shoal62
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- Atlantic croaker 61
- King mackerel 60
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- Wassaw Sound59
Bay · 1.8 mi
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- King mackerel 59
- Florida pompano 57
10 kt NNEH 6:35 PM · 7.6 ftL 12:47 AM · 1.1 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.