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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot63
- Crevalle jack60
- Gray snapper59
- King mackerel56
- Red drum56
- Summer flounder54
- Red snapper52
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Sheepshead47
- Weakfish47
- Florida pompano44
- Little tunny44
- Greater amberjack43
- Cobia42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4210 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
49Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.1 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
Dowdy Bay
- 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 Dowdy Bay
Dowdy Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, 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 Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Poplar Branch Bay62
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- Crevalle jack 59
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Shoe Hole Bay58
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 58
- Gray snapper 57
- King mackerel 55
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Long Point56
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- King mackerel 56
- Spot 56
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Stumpy Cove56
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 53
- Gray snapper 51
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 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.