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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano63
- King mackerel58
- Red drum57
- Crevalle jack54
- Summer flounder54
- Atlantic croaker53
- Spot53
- Gray snapper50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Little tunny43
- Black drum41
- Greater amberjack41
- Black sea bass40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red snapper40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Cobia37
- Weakfish37
- Bluefish35
- Sheepshead33
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 376 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-8 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.8 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
75Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
17Wind: 20 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 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
Egg 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 Egg Shoal
Egg 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 Florida pompano, king mackerel and red drum. It is peak season now for king mackerel, red drum, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black drum. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Shark Shoal63
Bar · 0.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 63
- King mackerel 58
- Summer flounder 55
20 kt NEH 6:41 PM · 0.8 ftL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ft
- Rawlinsons Channel62
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Crevalle jack 59
- Spot 59
20 kt NEH 6:41 PM · 0.8 ftL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Rollinson Channel62
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 59
20 kt NEH 6:41 PM · 0.8 ftL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ft
- Oliver Reef61
Bar · 1.9 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 60
20 kt NEL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.9 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.