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Fishing South Carolina / Georgia
South Carolina and Georgia fish a broad, gently sloping shelf with the Gulf Stream running offshore, and the chart is built for that long reach. The continental shelf here is wide and shallow for a long way out before it drops off at the edge, where the warm, deep blue water of the Gulf Stream sets up temperature breaks, color changes and current edges. Inshore of the Stream, cooler, greener shelf water and the outflow from the sounds and rivers shape the nearshore picture. The hunt is largely about finding the edge where the warm blue Stream water meets the greener shelf water over the drop.
Structure organizes the fishing across that wide shelf. The shelf break and the ledges along the drop concentrate bait when the current hits them, and natural and known bottom features scattered across the shelf hold fish through their seasons. Warm water and the eddies thrown off the Gulf Stream can push blue water onto the edge, setting up sharp breaks over that structure. Because the shelf is broad, the blue water and the best edges are often a long run offshore, so reading where the warm water and the break are sitting before you commit is the whole point. Pairing the SST and chlorophyll layers with the depth contours is how you find that intersection.
Seasonally this is a warm season offshore fishery at the edge. Dolphin, known as mahi, work the warm blue water and weed lines in the warmer months, with wahoo, tuna and a shot at billfish along the Stream edge. King mackerel, snapper, grouper and other bottomfish work the shelf structure through their seasons. None of it is promised. The Stream and the edges move constantly, and seasons and regulations change every year, so always check current rules.
Before you leave, read where the warm Stream water and the break are sitting, line them up against the shelf edge and the bottom structure, and plan the run around the edge that has all three working together.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.