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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker79
- Spot79
- Gray snapper78
- Crevalle jack77
- Atlantic tarpon76
- Southern flounder72
- King mackerel70
- Red drum70
- Summer flounder70
- Spanish mackerel66
- Black drum65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black sea bass64
- Weakfish64
- Sheepshead63
- Red snapper60
- Little tunny59
- Cobia58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red grouper57
- Gag grouper56
- Greater amberjack55
- Florida pompano52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 5910 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 84°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
71Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 today
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, black sea bass and weakfish. 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
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- Gray snapper 79
- Red drum 77
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- Rebellion Reach85
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 85
- Gray snapper 79
- Red drum 77
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- Folly Island Channel84
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 84
- Atlantic croaker 81
- Gray snapper 77
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- Middle Ground76
Bar · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Gray snapper 72
5 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:49 AM · 5.1 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.