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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot71
- Red drum58
- Crevalle jack54
- Florida pompano54
- Atlantic tarpon52
- Southern flounder52
- Gray snapper50
- Spotted seatrout48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel47
- Red snapper43
- Weakfish43
- Black drum42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Cobia38
- Spanish mackerel38
- Sheepshead36
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
- Little tunny32
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 381 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-6 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
24Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
Bernice Creek
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Bernice Creek
Bernice Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- Deep Bay73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 58
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- White Perch Bay73
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 58
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek73
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 71
- Red drum 58
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Deep Cove71
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
13 kt NEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 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.