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Red snapperShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Red drum59
- Southern flounder59
- Crevalle jack57
- Gray snapper57
- Summer flounder56
- Florida pompano55
- Black drum51
- Spotted seatrout51
- King mackerel49
- Weakfish49
- Black sea bass47
- Sheepshead43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Red snapper42
- Gray triggerfish41
- Gag grouper40
- Red grouper40
- Cobia36
- Greater amberjack36
- Little tunny36
- Bluefish29
Best score today · 10 PM · Red snapper
- Now
- 426 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High4.3 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
25Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red snapper 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
The Horns
- Depth
- 2-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, weakfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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
- Cape Romain Harbor75
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 66
5 kt NNWL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ft
- Cowpen Point70
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
5 kt NNWL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ft
- Cape Island Point68
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
5 kt NNWL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 5.1 ft
- Cape Romain68
Cape · 4.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
5 kt NNWL 10:50 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:22 PM · 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.