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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker78
- Spot76
- Crevalle jack62
- Florida pompano62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder60
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel58
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass54
- Spotted seatrout53
- Southern flounder52
- Weakfish50
- Red snapper49
- Sheepshead49
- Gag grouper48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel46
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny42
- Cobia40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 405 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.6 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
22Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
The Hammock
- Depth
- About 1 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 The Hammock
The Hammock is a channel in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and weakfish. 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
- Little Narrows79
Gut · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 76
- Florida pompano 68
10 kt ENEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Big Narrows79
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 76
- Florida pompano 69
10 kt ENEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Sheep Pen Point70
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 63
10 kt ENEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Gallop Shoal70
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Florida pompano 70
- Spot 70
10 kt ENEL 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.