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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack53
- Summer flounder51
- Atlantic croaker50
- Spot50
- Gray snapper48
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red snapper45
- Spanish mackerel45
- Black drum44
- Red drum44
- Red grouper44
- Florida pompano43
- Little tunny41
- Greater amberjack40
- Sheepshead39
- Bluefish35
- Cobia33
- Weakfish33
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 338 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
73Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 20 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Clam Shoal
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Clam Shoal
Clam Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and summer flounder. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for black sea bass, gag grouper, gray triggerfish and red snapper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Summer flounder 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Brooks Point57
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- Crevalle jack 55
- Black sea bass 45
22 kt NEL 11:41 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ft
- Kings Channel56
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 53
- Black sea bass 49
22 kt NEL 11:41 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ft
- Log Shoal55
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 55
- Red drum 54
- Crevalle jack 53
20 kt NEL 11:41 PM · 0.8 ftH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ft
- Cape Channel52
Channel · 3.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
- Florida pompano 49
22 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.