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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all73
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Gray snapper69
- Red drum67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Spotted seatrout63
- King mackerel62
- Southern flounder62
- Summer flounder60
- Black drum59
- Sheepshead56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black sea bass55
- Red snapper53
- Florida pompano52
- Weakfish52
- Cobia51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Little tunny48
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 733 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.9 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
91Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 1 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
95Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with SCDNR before you keep a fish.
Source: SCDNR · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 6 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bull Harbor
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Bull Harbor
Bull Harbor is a bay in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 5-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for black drum, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
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- Red drum 72
- Spot 70
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- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
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- Northeast Point67
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 64
1 kt NWL 7:08 AM · 1.3 ftH 1:57 PM · 5.2 ft
- Bull Breakers67
Bar · 5.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 64
1 kt NWL 7:08 AM · 1.3 ftH 1:57 PM · 5.2 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 SCDNR before you keep a fish.