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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot70
- Florida pompano66
- Crevalle jack61
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder56
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum53
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black sea bass50
- Black drum49
- Southern flounder47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Gray triggerfish45
- Little tunny45
- Red snapper45
- Weakfish45
- Gag grouper44
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Red grouper43
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 436 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.8 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
26Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
65Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: 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
Browns Inlet
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Outer · ExposedInlet · 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 Browns Inlet
Browns Inlet is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads inlet, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
- Sanders Creek77
Gut · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 60
8 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Banks Channel75
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.4 ft
- Browns Sound71
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 64
10 kt NNEL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.4 ft
- Onslow Bay71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 64
10 kt NNEL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:14 PM · 3.4 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.