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CobiaShoulder seasonBar · South Carolina
Joiner Bank
32.21°N · 80.66°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot71
- Florida pompano70
- King mackerel66
- Crevalle jack65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder61
- Gray triggerfish58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Red grouper57
- Red snapper57
- Gag grouper56
- Gray snapper56
- Black drum53
- Mahi-mahi52
- Black sea bass51
- Greater amberjack50
- Little tunny48
- Southern flounder48
- Cobia46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Wahoo45
- Sheepshead44
- Weakfish44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 466 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding6.5 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
48Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 83°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
Joiner Bank
- Depth
- 5-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bank · Outer · ExposedBank · slope
- 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 Joiner Bank
Joiner Bank is a bar in Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth is 5-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bank, 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, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, Spanish mackerel and red grouper. 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
- Bay Point77
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 74
10 kt NNEL 1:07 AM · 1.1 ftH 7:05 AM · 7.0 ft
- Fishing Rip74
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- King mackerel 68
10 kt NNEL 12:43 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:50 AM · 6.4 ft
- Baypoint Reach72
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- King mackerel 65
- Crevalle jack 64
10 kt NNEL 12:43 AM · 1.1 ftH 6:50 AM · 6.4 ft
- Great North Breakers72
Bar · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 69
10 kt NNEL 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.