UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack45
- King mackerel44
- Summer flounder43
- Gray snapper39
- Florida pompano37
- Red snapper36
- Black sea bass33
- Gag grouper32
- Gray triggerfish32
- Red grouper32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Bluefish28
- Greater amberjack28
- Sheepshead27
- Little tunny24
Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3012 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-5 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.9 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Wells Creek 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 · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
47Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
46Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.9 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
Wells Creek
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Wells Creek
Wells Creek is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
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 Florida pompano, red snapper, black sea bass 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
- Lone Oak Channel46
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 46
- Crevalle jack 45
- Gray snapper 45
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Buzzard Lead45
Gut · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 45
- Gray snapper 45
- Summer flounder 45
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Piney Cove45
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 45
- King mackerel 44
- Summer flounder 43
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Fosters Channel45
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 45
- Gray snapper 45
- Summer flounder 45
14 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 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.