Fishing the Southeast Atlantic

The Southeast Atlantic covers NC, SC and GA. The water people actually fish here is tidal creeks, oyster bars, grass flats and the inlets.

31 species below, each with the baits that work, how to work them, where the fish hold, and the months they're worth targeting. May has the most species at peak (22).

What’s biting, month by month

The months each species is worth planning a trip around in the Southeast Atlantic.

Which species are at their peak each month in the Southeast Atlantic.
MonthAt their peak
JanuaryBlack Sea Bass · Sheepshead · Whiting
FebruaryBlack Sea Bass · Sheepshead · Whiting
MarchAmberjack · Atlantic Bonito · Black Drum · Black Sea Bass · Blackfin Tuna · Gag Grouper · Red Snapper · Redfish · Sheepshead · Vermilion Snapper · Wahoo · Whiting · Yellowfin Tuna
AprilAmberjack · Atlantic Bonito · Black Drum · Black Sea Bass · Blackfin Tuna · Bluefish · Cobia · Gag Grouper · Mahi-Mahi · Pompano · Red Snapper · Redfish · Shark · Sheepshead · Speckled Trout · Vermilion Snapper · Wahoo · Whiting · Yellowfin Tuna
MayAmberjack · Atlantic Bonito · Barracuda · Black Drum · Blackfin Tuna · Blue Marlin · Bluefish · Cobia · Flounder · Gag Grouper · King Mackerel · Ladyfish · Mahi-Mahi · Pompano · Red Snapper · Redfish · Shark · Spanish Mackerel · Speckled Trout · Swordfish · Vermilion Snapper · Yellowfin Tuna
JuneBarracuda · Blue Marlin · Bluefish · Flounder · Jack Crevalle · King Mackerel · Ladyfish · Mahi-Mahi · Red Snapper · Redfish · Sailfish · Shark · Spanish Mackerel · Swordfish · Tripletail · Vermilion Snapper
JulyBarracuda · Blue Marlin · Bluefish · Flounder · Jack Crevalle · King Mackerel · Ladyfish · Red Snapper · Redfish · Sailfish · Shark · Spanish Mackerel · Swordfish · Tarpon · Tripletail · Vermilion Snapper · White Marlin
AugustBarracuda · Blue Marlin · Bluefish · Flounder · Jack Crevalle · King Mackerel · Ladyfish · Red Snapper · Redfish · Sailfish · Shark · Spanish Mackerel · Swordfish · Tarpon · Tripletail · Vermilion Snapper · White Marlin
SeptemberBarracuda · Bluefish · Flounder · Gag Grouper · King Mackerel · Ladyfish · Red Snapper · Redfish · Sailfish · Shark · Spanish Mackerel · Speckled Trout · Swordfish · Tarpon · Tripletail · Vermilion Snapper · Wahoo · White Marlin · Yellowfin Tuna
OctoberBlack Sea Bass · Blackfin Tuna · Bluefish · Flounder · Gag Grouper · King Mackerel · Pompano · Red Snapper · Redfish · Speckled Trout · Vermilion Snapper · Wahoo · Whiting · Yellowfin Tuna
NovemberAmberjack · Black Sea Bass · Blackfin Tuna · Redfish · Sheepshead · Speckled Trout · Whiting
DecemberBlack Sea Bass · Sheepshead · Speckled Trout · Whiting

Every species in the Southeast Atlantic

31 species, each with what to throw, how to work it, where they hold and when they peak.

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