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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Crevalle jack63
- Spot62
- Red drum61
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder59
- Gray snapper58
- Florida pompano57
- Southern flounder55
- Spanish mackerel54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Black drum52
- Weakfish50
- Cobia48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Little tunny45
- Red grouper45
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 488 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
78Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
55Season: 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 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
Tarkiln Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-9 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 Tarkiln Creek Bay
Tarkiln Creek Bay is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-9 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, crevalle jack and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, spot and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Fulford Point65
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Southern flounder 59
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Wilkins Point61
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- King mackerel 59
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Grassy Point59
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Crevalle jack 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Harris Point59
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
- Crevalle jack 58
11 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 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.