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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Crevalle jack70
- Gray snapper70
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder65
- King mackerel64
- Southern flounder62
- Black drum60
- Red snapper59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Gray triggerfish58
- Sheepshead58
- Black sea bass57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper56
- Weakfish55
- Little tunny53
- Cobia52
- Florida pompano51
- Greater amberjack51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 529 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.8 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable 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 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
Mile Hammock Bay
- Depth
- 2-6 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 Mile Hammock Bay
Mile Hammock Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-6 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. 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
- Howard Bay75
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
8 kt NEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Salliers Bay75
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
8 kt NEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Cedar Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
8 kt NEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Shell Point69
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
8 kt NEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 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.