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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack63
- King mackerel60
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack46
- Florida pompano45
- Atlantic croaker35
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Black drum35
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Sheepshead35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Summer flounder35
- Weakfish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 358 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.7 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
92Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Shallowbag Bay
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Shallowbag Bay
Shallowbag Bay is a bay in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 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, gag grouper, gray triggerfish 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
- Ballast Point61
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- Black sea bass 49
16 kt NEL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ft
- Baum Point60
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 58
- Black sea bass 49
16 kt NEL 11:30 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ft
- Ashbee Harbor58
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 58
- King mackerel 54
- Crevalle jack 52
16 kt NEL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Deep Wear Point52
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 52
- King mackerel 48
- Crevalle jack 45
16 kt NEL 2:47 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:40 AM · 0.6 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.