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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Crevalle jack72
- Gray snapper69
- King mackerel67
- Summer flounder67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Southern flounder66
- Black sea bass62
- Red drum62
- Black drum61
- Florida pompano61
- Sheepshead61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Cobia57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Spotted seatrout56
- Red grouper55
- Gag grouper54
- Little tunny54
- Red snapper54
- Weakfish53
- Greater amberjack51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 5712 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.1 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
80Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Cobia 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 Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 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 seasonCobia
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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black sea bass, black drum, Florida pompano and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Cobia
- Cobia cruise inlets, beaches, buoys, wrecks and the backs of rays in 5 to 100 feet of water. On calm, sunny days sight-cast bucktails or live eels to fish near the surface. Otherwise anchor up-current of structure, chum, and fish live eels, crabs or menhaden near the bottom.
- 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 Channel75
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Crevalle jack 70
5 kt EH 4:49 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:09 PM · 1.5 ft
- Rebellion Reach74
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 69
5 kt EH 4:52 PM · 5.6 ftL 11:08 PM · 1.5 ft
- South Channel72
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Spot 68
5 kt EH 4:49 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:09 PM · 1.5 ft
- Middle Ground67
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
5 kt EH 4:49 PM · 5.5 ftL 11:09 PM · 1.5 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.