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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot72
- Crevalle jack64
- Florida pompano64
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper60
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder59
- King mackerel58
- Spanish mackerel56
- Southern flounder54
- Black drum53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Little tunny50
- Sheepshead50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Cobia47
- Red grouper47
- Weakfish47
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 478 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.7 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 8 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
88Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
45Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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
Bogue Shores
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Bogue Shores
Bogue Shores is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
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, Spanish mackerel, black drum and little tunny. 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
- Hoop Pole Creek77
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 66
8 kt NEL 1:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:20 AM · 1.5 ft
- Calico Creek73
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 72
8 kt NEL 11:56 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:56 AM · 3.2 ft
- Money Island Bay71
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 70
8 kt NEL 12:43 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:21 AM · 2.3 ft
- Drum Shoals68
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Florida pompano 67
- Spot 67
8 kt NEL 1:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 7:20 AM · 1.5 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.