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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- Gray snapper68
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack66
- King mackerel62
- Southern flounder61
- Summer flounder61
- Red drum60
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Florida pompano56
- Sheepshead55
- Spotted seatrout54
- Weakfish54
- Red snapper52
- Gray triggerfish50
- Little tunny49
- Red grouper49
- Cobia48
- Gag grouper48
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 491 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb 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
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
88Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
78Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Little tunny 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 Little tunny is best here
Shoulder season for Little tunny · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Charleston Harbor
- Depth
- 15-25 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonLittle tunny
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 Charleston Harbor
Charleston Harbor is a bay in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 15-25 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 black drum, black sea bass, Spanish mackerel and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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
- Folly Island Channel74
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Gray snapper 67
6 kt NH 5:49 AM · 5.1 ftL 11:57 AM · 1.0 ft
- South Channel73
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 67
6 kt NH 5:49 AM · 5.1 ftL 11:57 AM · 1.0 ft
- Rebellion Reach71
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Gray snapper 64
6 kt NH 5:52 AM · 5.2 ftL 11:56 AM · 1.0 ft
- Middle Ground66
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Gray snapper 61
6 kt NH 5:49 AM · 5.1 ftL 11:57 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.