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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot71
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Gray snapper67
- King mackerel67
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder64
- Red drum62
- Spanish mackerel61
- Black drum60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Florida pompano59
- Black sea bass56
- Sheepshead56
- Cobia55
- Weakfish53
- Gray triggerfish51
- Little tunny51
- Gag grouper50
- Red snapper50
- Red grouper49
- Greater amberjack45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 509 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
53Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.3 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- 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
- Bulls Bay72
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Crevalle jack 66
3 kt NH 2:51 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:14 PM · 1.7 ft
- Northeast Point68
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
3 kt NH 2:51 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:14 PM · 1.7 ft
- Bull Breakers68
Bar · 5.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Summer flounder 64
3 kt NH 2:51 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:14 PM · 1.7 ft
- Bird Island Shoal67
Bar · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Summer flounder 63
3 kt NH 2:51 PM · 5.2 ftL 9:14 PM · 1.7 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.