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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack44
- King mackerel41
- Black sea bass35
- Red snapper33
- Florida pompano31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Gray snapper30
- Gray triggerfish30
- Red drum30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
- Gag grouper29
- Red grouper29
- Greater amberjack28
- Little tunny28
- Cobia26
- Bluefish24
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 263 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-4 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
92Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 8 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
32Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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
Cape Channel
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Cape Channel
Cape Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and black sea bass. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black sea bass, red snapper, Florida pompano and black drum. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October 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.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Brooks Creek53
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 53
- King mackerel 50
- Florida pompano 43
24 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 ft
- Buxton Harbor Channel52
Channel · 2.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 49
- Black sea bass 44
24 kt NEH 5:34 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:34 AM · 0.6 ft
- Brooks Point50
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 50
- Crevalle jack 47
- Florida pompano 43
24 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 ft
- Devil Shoals41
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 41
- Crevalle jack 39
- Florida pompano 38
24 kt NEL 3:48 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 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.