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CobiaShoulder seasonBar · South Carolina
Gaskin Banks
32.10°N · 80.72°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel57
- Florida pompano56
- Atlantic croaker54
- Summer flounder53
- Red drum52
- Atlantic tarpon51
- Spot51
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gray snapper47
- Mahi-mahi46
- Black sea bass44
- Black drum43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Gag grouper42
- Red snapper42
- Red grouper41
- Little tunny39
- Southern flounder39
- Wahoo39
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack38
- Sheepshead36
- Sailfish35
- Spotted seatrout35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Bluefish34
- Weakfish34
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 381 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 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
Gaskin Banks
- Depth
- 8-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · 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 Gaskin Banks
Gaskin Banks is a bar in Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth is 8-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, mahi-mahi and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- King mackerel 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
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- Calibogue Sound60
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- King mackerel 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
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- Grenadier Shoal60
Bar · 7.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 60
- King mackerel 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
10 kt NNEH 6:41 PM · 7.4 ftL 12:52 AM · 1.1 ft
- Bass Head56
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 56
- Florida pompano 55
10 kt NNEH 7:09 PM · 8.2 ftL 1:11 AM · 1.2 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.