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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack77
- Atlantic croaker76
- Atlantic tarpon75
- Gray snapper74
- Red drum74
- Summer flounder73
- Spot72
- Southern flounder69
- King mackerel67
- Spotted seatrout63
- Weakfish63
- Black drum62
- Black sea bass62
- Florida pompano62
- Spanish mackerel61
- Sheepshead58
- Gray triggerfish57
- Gag grouper56
- Red snapper56
- Greater amberjack55
- Red grouper55
- Little tunny54
- Cobia53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 533 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.8 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.1 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
The Horns
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 The Horns
The Horns is a gut in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 2-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cape Romain Harbor79
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 79
- Atlantic croaker 75
- Gray snapper 75
10 kt ENEH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ftL 11:39 PM · 1.1 ft
- Cowpen Point76
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Crevalle jack 72
10 kt ENEH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ftL 11:39 PM · 1.1 ft
- Cape Island Point72
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 72
- Gray snapper 69
- Spanish mackerel 69
10 kt ENEH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ftL 11:39 PM · 1.1 ft
- Cape Romain71
Cape · 4.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Gray snapper 68
- Spanish mackerel 68
10 kt ENEH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ftL 11:39 PM · 1.1 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.