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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Red drum81
- Spotted seatrout79
- Weakfish76
- Atlantic croaker73
- Black sea bass73
- Spot73
- Bluefish71
- Southern flounder71
- Little tunny70
- Black drum69
- Gag grouper69
- Summer flounder68
- Florida pompano65
- Red snapper63
- Sheepshead63
- Striped bass61
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel56
- Greater amberjack53
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 3 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 6 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
34Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Dowdy Bay
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Dowdy Bay
Dowdy Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are red drum, spotted seatrout and weakfish. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout, weakfish and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Red drum peak from August through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Weakfish peak 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.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jacks Bay81
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 81
- Spotted seatrout 79
- Weakfish 76
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Dowdy Point79
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 73
- Red drum 72
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Jacks Bay Point79
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 73
- Red drum 72
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 ft
- Point of Island Bay77
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 76
- Little tunny 75
10 kt ENEH 8:42 PM · 0.3 ftL 2:33 AM · 0.3 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.