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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Red drum60
- Southern flounder58
- Gray snapper57
- Spanish mackerel56
- Crevalle jack55
- Florida pompano55
- Black drum54
- King mackerel53
- Summer flounder53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Weakfish47
- Little tunny46
- Red snapper46
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Gag grouper42
- Red grouper42
- Cobia41
- Sheepshead41
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 424 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.3 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
54Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
85Wind: 1 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
47Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gag grouper 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 Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Island Point
- Depth
- Up to 7 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGag grouper
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 Cape Island Point
Cape Island Point is a cape in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- 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
- The Horns79
Gut · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Atlantic croaker 77
- Red drum 72
1 kt NNEH 5:43 AM · 4.3 ftL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ft
- Cape Romain Harbor77
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 66
1 kt NNEL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ft
- Cowpen Point71
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 69
1 kt NNEL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ft
- Cape Romain69
Cape · 4.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 65
1 kt NNEL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 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.