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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano64
- Black sea bass57
- Bluefish57
- Little tunny57
- Weakfish54
- Gag grouper53
- Summer flounder53
- Red drum52
- Black drum51
- Atlantic croaker48
- Spot48
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel45
- Sheepshead44
- Striped bass43
- Greater amberjack41
- Crevalle jack37
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper31
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Atlantic tarpon29
- Cobia28
Best score today · 6 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 288 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Tuesday, Nov 3 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
89Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 68°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Middle Ground
- Depth
- 10-20 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Middle Ground
Middle Ground is a bar in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 10-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, black sea bass and bluefish. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, black sea bass, bluefish and little tunny, and shoulder season for summer flounder, black drum, Atlantic croaker and spot. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Black sea bass 63
- Red drum 63
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- Folly Island Channel63
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- Black sea bass 62
- Red drum 58
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- Charleston Harbor63
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 63
- Florida pompano 63
- Weakfish 59
10 kt NEH 2:03 PM · 5.8 ftL 8:29 PM · 0.8 ft
- Bennis Reach62
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 62
- Black sea bass 61
- Red drum 57
10 kt NEH 2:08 PM · 6.0 ftL 8:31 PM · 0.8 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.