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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot53
- Crevalle jack51
- Gray snapper51
- Red drum51
- King mackerel48
- Summer flounder48
- Florida pompano47
- Black drum44
- Spanish mackerel42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Red snapper41
- Weakfish41
- Black sea bass38
- Gray triggerfish38
- Gag grouper37
- Sheepshead37
- Cobia36
- Red grouper36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Southern flounder35
- Greater amberjack32
- Little tunny32
- Bluefish31
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 364 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
35Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
56Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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
Big Porpoise Bay
- Depth
- 5-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Big Porpoise Bay
Big Porpoise Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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
- North Cove56
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 53
- Crevalle jack 51
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Jenkins Cove56
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 53
- Crevalle jack 51
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Sage Point50
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 50
- King mackerel 48
- Spot 48
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Big Porpoise Point50
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 50
- King mackerel 48
- Spot 48
15 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 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.