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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Gray snapper70
- Crevalle jack68
- Red drum67
- Summer flounder64
- Southern flounder62
- Black drum60
- Florida pompano60
- King mackerel60
- Red snapper58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black sea bass56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Sheepshead56
- Weakfish56
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Little tunny51
- Cobia50
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 563 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
43Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
54Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass 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 Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bulls Bay
- Depth
- 4-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Bulls Bay
Bulls Bay is a bay in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 4-8 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Bull Harbor75
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- Spot 75
- Gray snapper 73
7 kt NNEH 5:40 AM · 5.0 ftL 11:44 AM · 1.0 ft
- Bird Island Shoal69
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
7 kt NNEH 5:40 AM · 5.0 ftL 11:44 AM · 1.0 ft
- White Banks69
Bar · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
7 kt NNEH 5:48 AM · 4.9 ftL 11:52 AM · 1.0 ft
- Northeast Point68
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Gray snapper 66
7 kt NNEH 5:40 AM · 5.0 ftL 11:44 AM · 1.0 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.