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Atlantic croakerPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all77
- Atlantic croaker77
- Gray snapper76
- Spot76
- Atlantic tarpon75
- Crevalle jack74
- Southern flounder72
- Red drum70
- King mackerel68
- Summer flounder68
- Spotted seatrout66
- Spanish mackerel63
- Black drum62
- Florida pompano62
- Weakfish62
- Black sea bass61
- Sheepshead59
- Little tunny57
- Red snapper57
- Cobia56
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red grouper53
- Gag grouper52
- Greater amberjack52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Crevalle jack
- Now
- 772 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
99Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
92Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
100Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Peak season for Atlantic croaker · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Charleston Harbor
- Depth
- 15-25 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic croaker
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, gray snapper and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, gray snapper, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Spot peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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 Channel83
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Atlantic croaker 78
- Gray snapper 75
2 kt ENEH 4:58 AM · 4.8 ftL 11:05 AM · 1.2 ft
- Rebellion Reach83
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Atlantic croaker 78
- Gray snapper 74
2 kt ENEH 5:01 AM · 4.9 ftL 11:04 AM · 1.2 ft
- South Channel79
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 79
- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 74
2 kt ENEH 4:58 AM · 4.8 ftL 11:05 AM · 1.2 ft
- Middle Ground75
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Gray snapper 70
2 kt ENEH 4:58 AM · 4.8 ftL 11:05 AM · 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.