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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Gray snapper67
- Spot67
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Red drum64
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper55
- Black drum54
- Spanish mackerel53
- Weakfish53
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Sheepshead51
- Florida pompano50
- Greater amberjack50
- Cobia49
- Little tunny49
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4911 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.2 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Fortin Bay
- Depth
- 2-3 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 Fortin Bay
Fortin Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-3 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, gray snapper and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, gray snapper, spot and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, Spanish mackerel and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Spot 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.
- 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Great Island Creek70
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Gray snapper 68
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- Great Island Point68
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- King mackerel 63
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- The Swash68
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 ft
- Horse Island Cove67
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Gray snapper 67
- Spot 67
13 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 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.