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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot75
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Crevalle jack70
- Gray snapper67
- Red drum67
- Florida pompano65
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder64
- King mackerel61
- Spanish mackerel61
- Black drum60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Sheepshead55
- Black sea bass54
- Gray triggerfish54
- Little tunny54
- Weakfish54
- Cobia53
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 531 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
58Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: 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 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
Crab Cove
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Crab Cove
Crab Cove is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and sheepshead. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 71
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- Middle Point72
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 66
8 kt ENEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Point72
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 66
8 kt ENEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Great Island Narrows72
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 68
8 kt ENEL 1:35 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:21 PM · 0.7 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.