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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack61
- King mackerel57
- Summer flounder55
- Gray snapper54
- Red snapper51
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper47
- Greater amberjack44
- Sheepshead42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Little tunny39
- Florida pompano38
- Bluefish35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 309 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.8 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
44Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
Pettys Pond
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Pettys Pond
Pettys Pond is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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 summer flounder. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, summer flounder and gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and gag grouper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Pine Island Bay61
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- King mackerel 57
- Summer flounder 55
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Shoe Hole Bay61
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Gray snapper 59
- King mackerel 57
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Baums Creek61
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Gray snapper 60
- King mackerel 58
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Pine Island Lead61
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Gray snapper 60
- King mackerel 57
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.