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CobiaOff seasonChannel · South Carolina
Town Creek Lower Reach
32.80°N · 79.93°W · Channel · Charleston Harbor
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Black sea bass68
- Weakfish64
- Florida pompano63
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Gag grouper59
- Little tunny59
- Spot57
- Bluefish56
- Black drum55
- Sheepshead55
- Greater amberjack53
- Red snapper53
- Striped bass53
- Crevalle jack51
- King mackerel49
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel34
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3512 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.7 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
99Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
66Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
40Water temp: 68°F, coolLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.6 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 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
Town Creek Lower Reach
- Depth
- 20-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · slope
- 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 Town Creek Lower Reach
Town Creek Lower Reach is a channel in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Depth is 20-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, weakfish and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for black sea bass, weakfish, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for summer flounder, Atlantic croaker, spot and black drum. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Weakfish peak from October through November. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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.
- 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.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hog Island Reach68
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 68
- Weakfish 64
- Red drum 62
11 kt NEH 2:08 PM · 6.0 ftL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ft
- Town Creek68
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 68
- Florida pompano 63
- Red drum 63
11 kt NEH 2:08 PM · 6.0 ftL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ft
- Horse Reach68
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 68
- Florida pompano 64
- Weakfish 64
11 kt NEH 2:08 PM · 6.0 ftL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ft
- Town Creek Upper Reach68
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 68
- Florida pompano 63
- Weakfish 63
11 kt NEH 2:42 PM · 6.1 ftL 8:51 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.