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King mackerelPeak seasonBar · South Carolina
Oyster Bank
32.44°N · 80.46°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Florida pompano69
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- King mackerel64
- Summer flounder60
- Spanish mackerel57
- Gray snapper56
- Gag grouper55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red grouper55
- Red snapper55
- Southern flounder55
- Black drum52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Mahi-mahi51
- Black sea bass50
- Greater amberjack49
- Little tunny47
- Cobia46
- Wahoo45
- Weakfish44
- Sheepshead43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 2 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 646 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 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
42Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Peak season for King mackerel · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Oyster Bank
- Depth
- 4-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bank · Outer · Semi-exposedBank · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonKing mackerel
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 Oyster Bank
Oyster Bank is a bar in Coastal waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth is 4-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bank, outer water and semi-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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. 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
- 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.
- 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.
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- Florida pompano 70
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- Florida pompano 70
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- Florida pompano 69
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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.