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Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 355 AM CST
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High1.7 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
44Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of range
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 ADCNR Marine Resources before you keep a fish.
Source: ADCNR Marine Resources · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 16 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pinto Pass
- Depth
- About 1 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Pass · Inner · Protected
- Season
- Off seasonCobia
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 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 Pinto Pass
Pinto Pass is a channel in North Mobile Bay, Alabama. Depth in the nearest water is about 1 ft. Its profile reads pass, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and southern flounder. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, spotted seatrout, southern flounder and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for black drum, king mackerel, sheepshead and gray snapper. Florida pompano peak from March through May and from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Southern flounder peak 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Choctaw Pass71
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 71
- Southern flounder 67
- Spanish mackerel 67
6 kt ENEL 4:04 PM · 0.2 ftH 4:45 AM · 1.5 ft
- Garrows Bend67
Bend · 2.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 67
- Southern flounder 65
- Florida pompano 64
6 kt ENEL 4:04 PM · 0.2 ftH 4:45 AM · 1.5 ft
- Polecat Bay65
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 65
- Spotted seatrout 64
- Southern flounder 63
6 kt ENEL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ftH 5:13 AM · 1.4 ft
- Mobile Turning Basin59
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Southern flounder 59
- Black drum 58
6 kt ENEL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ftH 5:13 AM · 1.4 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 ADCNR Marine Resources before you keep a fish.