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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack53
- Gray snapper52
- Summer flounder51
- King mackerel49
- Black sea bass45
- Florida pompano43
- Red snapper42
- Sheepshead40
- Gag grouper39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Red grouper38
- Greater amberjack35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Little tunny32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Bluefish30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 301 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-5 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt EPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
33Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Indian Gap
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Indian Gap
Indian Gap is a gut in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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, gray snapper and summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, summer flounder and king mackerel, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, red snapper and sheepshead. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Summer flounder 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.
- 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
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- Ballast Bay53
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- King mackerel 49
- Summer flounder 48
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- Myrtle Bay53
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- King mackerel 49
- Summer flounder 48
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Canvasback Point49
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 49
- Summer flounder 48
- Crevalle jack 47
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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.