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Gray triggerfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot78
- Gray snapper77
- Atlantic tarpon76
- Crevalle jack75
- Southern flounder74
- Red drum72
- King mackerel70
- Spotted seatrout69
- Summer flounder69
- Spanish mackerel65
- Black drum64
- Florida pompano64
- Weakfish63
- Black sea bass62
- Sheepshead61
- Cobia59
- Little tunny58
- Red snapper58
- Gray triggerfish55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Greater amberjack53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gray triggerfish
- Now
- 552 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.1 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
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gray triggerfish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gray triggerfish 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 Gray triggerfish is best here
Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 5 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Romain Harbor
- Depth
- 7-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGray triggerfish
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 Romain Harbor
Cape Romain Harbor is a bay in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 7-9 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 gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Gray triggerfish
- Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
- 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
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Atlantic croaker 79
- Red drum 79
5 kt SEH 5:43 AM · 4.3 ftL 12:00 PM · 1.0 ft
- Cowpen Point81
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 81
- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Southern flounder 76
5 kt SEH 4:41 AM · 4.4 ftL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ft
- Cape Island Point76
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Red drum 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
5 kt SEH 4:41 AM · 4.4 ftL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ft
- Cape Romain75
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Gray snapper 71
- Red drum 71
5 kt SEH 4:41 AM · 4.4 ftL 10:50 AM · 1.1 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.