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- Best of all
- Black sea bass76
- Florida pompano73
- Little tunny73
- Sheepshead69
- Spot69
- Weakfish68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Bluefish67
- King mackerel67
- Gag grouper66
- Summer flounder65
- Black drum64
- Southern flounder64
- Spotted seatrout64
- Red drum63
- Crevalle jack61
- Red snapper59
- Greater amberjack56
- Striped bass55
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3512 PM EST
- Best window
- 12-10 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Charleston Harbor
- Depth
- 15-25 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 25 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, Florida pompano and little tunny. It is peak season now for black sea bass, Florida pompano, little tunny and weakfish, and shoulder season for sheepshead, spot, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November.
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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Folly Island Channel75
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 75
- Weakfish 72
- Atlantic croaker 69
6 kt SH 4:50 PM · 5.6 ftL 11:05 PM · 0.4 ft
- Middle Ground75
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 75
- Little tunny 72
- Black sea bass 70
6 kt SH 4:50 PM · 5.6 ftL 11:05 PM · 0.4 ft
- South Channel74
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 74
- Weakfish 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
6 kt SH 4:50 PM · 5.6 ftL 11:05 PM · 0.4 ft
- Rebellion Reach73
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 73
- Weakfish 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
6 kt SH 4:53 PM · 5.7 ftL 11:04 PM · 0.4 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.