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SpotShoulder 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 bass60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Florida pompano58
- Spot56
- Weakfish56
- Red drum55
- Gag grouper51
- Little tunny51
- Bluefish50
- Striped bass50
- Summer flounder50
- Black drum49
- Sheepshead47
- Red snapper46
- Crevalle jack41
- Greater amberjack41
- King mackerel39
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Spanish mackerel27
- Cobia24
Best score today · 6 AM · Spot
- Now
- 563 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.8 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 68°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
66Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Shoulder season for Spot · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Town Creek Lower Reach
- Depth
- 20-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSpot
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, Atlantic croaker and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for black sea bass, Florida pompano, weakfish and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and summer flounder. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Horse Reach62
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Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt ENEL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ftH 2:45 AM · 5.4 ft
- Town Creek61
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt ENEL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ftH 2:45 AM · 5.4 ft
- Hog Island Reach60
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 60
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Weakfish 56
12 kt ENEL 8:31 PM · 0.8 ftH 2:45 AM · 5.4 ft
- Town Creek Upper Reach59
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Florida pompano 59
- Spot 56
12 kt ENEL 8:51 PM · 0.8 ftH 3:19 AM · 5.5 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.