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King mackerelPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot69
- Red drum66
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Gray snapper58
- Spotted seatrout58
- Southern flounder56
- Crevalle jack54
- Florida pompano54
- Black drum51
- King mackerel51
- Summer flounder49
- Red snapper48
- Little tunny47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish42
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 513 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-9 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing4.2 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
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 4 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
74Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 6 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 2-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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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- Spot 76
- Red drum 73
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- Bulls Bay77
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- Spot 75
- Red drum 71
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- White Banks72
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Red drum 66
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- Bird Island Shoal72
Bar · 5.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
4 kt SWL 8:03 AM · 1.4 ftH 2:51 PM · 5.2 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.