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- Best of all
- Black sea bass70
- Spot67
- Bluefish66
- Florida pompano66
- Weakfish66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Little tunny65
- Red drum62
- Sheepshead62
- Striped bass62
- Black drum60
- Gag grouper60
- Red snapper57
- Summer flounder57
- King mackerel55
- Crevalle jack51
- Greater amberjack48
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 572 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.8 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red snapper 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 25 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bull Harbor
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 25 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, spot and bluefish. It is peak season now for black sea bass, bluefish, Florida pompano and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, sheepshead and striped bass. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- 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
- Bird Island Shoal69
Bar · 1.8 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 69
- Florida pompano 69
- Black sea bass 65
5 kt NEH 3:32 AM · 5.4 ftL 9:33 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bulls Bay69
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Weakfish 68
- Bluefish 67
5 kt NEH 3:32 AM · 5.4 ftL 9:33 AM · 0.6 ft
- Bull Breakers68
Bar · 5.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 68
- Bluefish 67
- Black sea bass 64
5 kt NEH 3:32 AM · 5.4 ftL 9:33 AM · 0.6 ft
- Northeast Point66
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 66
- Little tunny 66
- Black sea bass 64
5 kt NEH 3:32 AM · 5.4 ftL 9:33 AM · 0.6 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.