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Red snapperShoulder seasonBar · South Carolina
South Breakers
33.15°N · 79.17°W · Bar · Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot74
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Florida pompano71
- Crevalle jack69
- Red drum67
- King mackerel64
- Spanish mackerel62
- Summer flounder62
- Gray snapper61
- Black drum56
- Little tunny55
- Southern flounder54
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Gag grouper50
- Mahi-mahi50
- Red grouper50
- Spotted seatrout50
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack47
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish46
- Wahoo44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 9 AM · Red snapper
- Now
- 516 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing4.9 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
56Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 84°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Red snapper
Species seasonality
45Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Red snapper 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 Red snapper is best here
Shoulder season for Red snapper · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
South Breakers
- Depth
- 15-20 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRed snapper
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 South Breakers
South Breakers is a bar in Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out 20 NM, South Carolina. Depth is 15-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
- 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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- Winyah Bay Entrance78
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- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 71
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- North Breakers76
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- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 71
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- East Bank74
Bar · 1.6 mi
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- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 71
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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.