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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot66
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Florida pompano54
- Red drum53
- Gray snapper51
- Crevalle jack50
- Southern flounder48
- King mackerel47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Summer flounder44
- Red snapper43
- Black drum42
- Little tunny41
- Black sea bass40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Weakfish39
- Sheepshead36
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3410 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
14Tide: High slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Dead Duck Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Dead Duck Point
Dead Duck Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and little tunny. 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
- Sand Beach Creek73
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 60
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Eastham Creek Point68
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Store Point68
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pasture Point68
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.