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Gag grouperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Gray snapper72
- Crevalle jack70
- Southern flounder69
- Red drum67
- King mackerel65
- Summer flounder65
- Spotted seatrout63
- Black drum60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Florida pompano59
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass58
- Sheepshead57
- Red snapper54
- Cobia53
- Little tunny53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Red grouper51
- Gag grouper50
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Gag grouper
- Now
- 501 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 2 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Gag grouper
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Gag grouper 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 Gag grouper is best here
Shoulder season for Gag grouper · 5 more weeks 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 seasonGag grouper
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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Spanish mackerel, Florida pompano and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Gag grouper
- Gag hold on ledges, rock piles and wrecks, from 15 to 40 feet in the fall on Florida's Gulf coast out to 250 feet the rest of the year. Troll deep-diving plugs to find productive rocks, then anchor and drop or freeline live pinfish or pigfish on a strong circle hook. Keep the drag tight and turn the fish in the first few seconds or it will reach the rocks.
- 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 Channel80
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 80
- Atlantic croaker 76
- Red drum 72
2 kt ENEH 4:58 AM · 4.8 ftL 11:05 AM · 1.2 ft
- Rebellion Reach77
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
2 kt ENEH 5:01 AM · 4.9 ftL 11:04 AM · 1.2 ft
- South Channel75
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 68
2 kt ENEH 4:58 AM · 4.8 ftL 11:05 AM · 1.2 ft
- Middle Ground72
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Red drum 67
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.