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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack35
- Gray snapper35
- King mackerel35
- Summer flounder35
- Black sea bass33
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Florida pompano30
- Red drum30
- Red snapper30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Sheepshead29
- Gag grouper27
- Gray triggerfish27
- Red grouper26
- Spanish mackerel23
- Cobia22
- Greater amberjack22
- Little tunny21
- Bluefish19
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 222 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2 AM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low0.1 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
26Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 17 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Blossie Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCobia
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 Blossie Creek
Blossie Creek is a gut in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, gray snapper and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, king mackerel and summer flounder, and shoulder season for black sea bass, black drum, Florida pompano and red snapper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October.
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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Port Ferinando (historical)35
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Black sea bassShoulder season- Black sea bass 35
- Florida pompano 35
- Gray triggerfish 35
17 kt NEH 6:17 AM · 1.1 ftL 12:29 PM · 0.4 ft
- Walter Slough35
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassShoulder season- Black sea bass 35
- Crevalle jack 35
- Florida pompano 35
17 kt NEH 6:17 AM · 1.1 ftL 12:29 PM · 0.4 ft
- Motts Creek35
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Black sea bassShoulder season- Black sea bass 35
- Florida pompano 35
- King mackerel 35
17 kt NEH 6:17 AM · 1.1 ftL 12:29 PM · 0.4 ft
- Oregon Inlet Channel35
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Black sea bassShoulder season- Black sea bass 35
- Crevalle jack 35
- Florida pompano 35
17 kt NEH 6:08 AM · 1.4 ftL 11:55 AM · 0.2 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.