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WahooShoulder seasonCape · Georgia
High Point
31.53°N · 81.24°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 pompano67
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Crevalle jack61
- Red drum58
- King mackerel57
- Gray snapper53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Summer flounder51
- Little tunny49
- Black sea bass46
- Mahi-mahi46
- Southern flounder46
- Gag grouper44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red snapper44
- Red grouper43
- Wahoo43
- Black drum41
- Cobia40
- Spotted seatrout40
- Weakfish40
- Greater amberjack39
- Sheepshead39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 2 AM · Wahoo
- Now
- 437 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High7.8 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
Thursday, Sep 24 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Wahoo
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Wahoo 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 Wahoo is best here
Last week of shoulder season for Wahoo · peak season next
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
High Point
- Depth
- 3-15 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWahoo
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 High Point
High 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 3-15 ft, with a flat bottom. 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, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black sea bass. 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
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- 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
- Northeast Point74
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 67
5 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:07 AM · 7.3 ft
- Experiment Shoal74
Bar · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 67
5 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:07 AM · 7.3 ft
- Sapelo Sound72
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 67
5 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:07 AM · 7.3 ft
- Dog Hammock Spit70
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 66
5 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:22 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.