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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack57
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- Summer flounder55
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Gray snapper52
- Spotted seatrout52
- King mackerel51
- Red drum51
- Southern flounder51
- Florida pompano48
- Weakfish48
- Little tunny47
- Spanish mackerel45
- Black drum44
- Sheepshead44
- Black sea bass43
- Cobia43
- Gag grouper41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper40
- Red snapper40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 431 PM EDT
- Best window
- 1 PM-12 AMDusk
Data from: ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
38Light: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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
Chocowinity Bay
- Depth
- 3-5 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 Chocowinity Bay
Chocowinity Bay is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, weakfish, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Coon Gut59
Gut · 4.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Summer flounder 58
- Crevalle jack 57
6 kt NE
- Blounts Bay57
Bay · 6.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
6 kt NE
- Austin Point52
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
6 kt NE
- Red Bug Point52
Cape · 6.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
6 kt NE
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.