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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack43
- Gray snapper39
- King mackerel39
- Summer flounder39
- Red snapper35
- Black sea bass32
- Gray triggerfish32
- Bluefish31
- Gag grouper31
- Red grouper31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Florida pompano30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Spanish mackerel29
- Sheepshead28
- Little tunny27
- Greater amberjack26
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMSteady pressure
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.0 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
28Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
33Wind: 18 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 5.0 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
Knotts Island Bay
- Depth
- 2-4 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 Knotts Island Bay
Knotts Island Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-4 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, gray snapper and king mackerel. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, king mackerel and summer flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and gag grouper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and 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
- Knotts Island Channel44
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 44
- Crevalle jack 43
- Summer flounder 42
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Sandy Cove43
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 43
- Gray snapper 43
- King mackerel 39
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Currituck Bay43
Bay · 2.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 43
- Gray snapper 39
- King mackerel 39
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Cason Point39
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 39
- King mackerel 39
- Crevalle jack 38
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 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.