UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Crevalle jack71
- Summer flounder70
- Gray snapper69
- King mackerel66
- Red drum66
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum64
- Black sea bass62
- Southern flounder62
- Weakfish61
- Sheepshead59
- Gag grouper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red grouper56
- Red snapper56
- Little tunny54
- Greater amberjack52
- Cobia50
- Florida pompano50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 509 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when South Channel scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
53Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 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
South Channel
- Depth
- 1-3 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 South Channel
South Channel is a channel in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, weakfish and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Currituck Bay71
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Knotts Island Bay71
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Sandy Cove71
Bay · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 ft
- Goose Point66
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
9 kt ENEL 10:46 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:18 PM · 3.8 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.