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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · South Carolina
Bass Head
32.16°N · 80.72°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot71
- Florida pompano70
- Crevalle jack61
- King mackerel60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Mahi-mahi50
- Summer flounder50
- Black sea bass48
- Little tunny48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Wahoo44
- Southern flounder43
- Black drum42
- Cobia41
- Greater amberjack41
- Sheepshead41
- Spotted seatrout41
- Weakfish39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 417 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High8.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
23Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 10 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
58Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Bass Head
- Depth
- 4-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · 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 Bass Head
Bass Head is a cape in Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, mahi-mahi and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Barrett Shoals75
Bar · 7.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 12:52 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:54 AM · 7.1 ft
- Gaskin Banks72
Bar · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 69
9 kt NNEL 1:03 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:09 AM · 7.5 ft
- Fishing Rip72
Bar · 6.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 62
10 kt NL 12:43 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:50 AM · 6.4 ft
- Joiner Bank71
Bar · 5.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 68
10 kt NL 12:43 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:50 AM · 6.4 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.