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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack70
- King mackerel70
- Spot69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Gray snapper64
- Florida pompano62
- Black sea bass61
- Summer flounder61
- Sheepshead57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum55
- Red drum55
- Gag grouper54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red snapper54
- Little tunny53
- Red grouper53
- Cobia51
- Weakfish51
- Greater amberjack50
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 516 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
84Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
61Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Manns Harbor
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Manns Harbor
Manns Harbor is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and spot. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, spot and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spot peak 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Black Hall Bay66
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
13 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Redstone Point64
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 64
- Crevalle jack 63
- Atlantic croaker 61
13 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fleetwood Point63
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- Atlantic croaker 57
13 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Blockade Shoal62
Bar · 3.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 62
- King mackerel 62
- Crevalle jack 61
13 kt NEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.