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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack70
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum65
- Summer flounder65
- Florida pompano62
- King mackerel61
- Southern flounder60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black drum58
- Sheepshead56
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Gag grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Weakfish54
- Red grouper53
- Cobia52
- Little tunny52
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 484 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding5.0 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
62Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Greater amberjack 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 Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks 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 seasonGreater amberjack
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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 72
4 kt ENEH 5:30 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:41 PM · 1.2 ft
- Bird Island Shoal69
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Summer flounder 65
4 kt ENEH 5:30 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:41 PM · 1.2 ft
- Northeast Point68
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 64
4 kt ENEH 5:30 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:41 PM · 1.2 ft
- White Banks67
Bar · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 65
- Spot 65
4 kt ENEH 5:38 PM · 5.4 ftL 11:49 PM · 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.