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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all77
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot76
- Gray snapper71
- Atlantic tarpon70
- Crevalle jack69
- Southern flounder67
- Red drum65
- King mackerel64
- Summer flounder63
- Black drum62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Black sea bass60
- Sheepshead59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Florida pompano58
- Weakfish57
- Red snapper56
- Cobia53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Gag grouper52
- Little tunny52
- Red grouper52
- Greater amberjack46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 771 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-10 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
89Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
100Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In range
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. 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
Other spots within an easy run
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- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Spot 71
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- Northeast Point70
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- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Spot 67
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- Bull Breakers70
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Spot 67
3 kt ENEH 4:49 AM · 4.7 ftL 10:52 AM · 1.2 ft
- Bird Island Shoal69
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
3 kt ENEH 4:49 AM · 4.7 ftL 10:52 AM · 1.2 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.