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CobiaShoulder seasonChannel · North Carolina
Oregon Inlet Channel
35.78°N · 75.55°W · Channel · Croatan and Roanoke Sounds
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack55
- King mackerel51
- Black sea bass39
- Florida pompano39
- Greater amberjack39
- Red snapper37
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Bluefish35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Summer flounder35
- Weakfish35
- Gray triggerfish34
- Cobia33
- Gag grouper33
- Red grouper33
- Sheepshead33
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3311 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb current
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.8 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Oregon Inlet Channel
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Oregon Inlet Channel
Oregon Inlet Channel is a channel in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and black sea bass. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, greater amberjack and red snapper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Black sea bass peak from March through April and 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.
- 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
- Walter Slough57
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- King mackerel 53
- Black sea bass 41
16 kt NEL 12:29 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:17 AM · 1.1 ft
- Motts Creek55
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 55
- King mackerel 51
- Red snapper 42
16 kt NEL 12:29 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:17 AM · 1.1 ft
- Oregon Inlet53
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- King mackerel 52
- Florida pompano 43
16 kt NEH 6:00 AM · 2.1 ftL 11:34 AM · 0.3 ft
- South Point48
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 48
- Crevalle jack 46
- Red snapper 39
16 kt NEL 11:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 5:57 AM · 1.9 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.