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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot67
- Crevalle jack55
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Gray snapper54
- Florida pompano53
- Red drum53
- Summer flounder53
- King mackerel47
- Black sea bass46
- Black drum45
- Southern flounder44
- Weakfish44
- Spotted seatrout43
- Red snapper41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Sheepshead40
- Spanish mackerel40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Greater amberjack35
- Little tunny34
- Cobia29
- Bluefish28
Best score today · 2 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 466 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High5.2 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
81Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass 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 Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Hog Island Channel
- Depth
- 2-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Hog Island Channel
Hog Island Channel is a channel in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 2-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Rebellion Reach73
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 56
10 kt NNEL 11:56 AM · 1.0 ftH 6:27 PM · 5.9 ft
- Bennis Reach73
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 56
10 kt NNEL 11:59 AM · 1.0 ftH 6:29 PM · 5.9 ft
- Folly Island Channel72
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 55
10 kt NNEL 11:57 AM · 1.0 ftH 6:24 PM · 5.8 ft
- Patriots Point64
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 54
10 kt NNEL 11:59 AM · 1.0 ftH 6:29 PM · 5.9 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.