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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spot72
- Gray snapper68
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Crevalle jack67
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel60
- Black drum59
- Southern flounder59
- Spotted seatrout58
- Red snapper57
- Gray triggerfish55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Weakfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Sheepshead54
- Gag grouper53
- Red grouper53
- Cobia50
- Little tunny49
- Greater amberjack48
- Florida pompano47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 505 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 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
Eastard Bay
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Eastard Bay
Eastard Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, gray triggerfish and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June 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
- Shell Narrows76
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 69
12 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Swanquarter Bay74
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 68
12 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Deep Bay70
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 64
15 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Bernice Creek70
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 64
15 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 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.