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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Red drum64
- Spot64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder61
- Gray snapper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout56
- Black drum55
- Florida pompano55
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Cobia49
- Weakfish49
- Greater amberjack46
- Sheepshead46
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 493 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Goose Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Goose Bay
Goose Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, red drum and spot, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Great Ditch69
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 66
- Spot 65
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek65
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 65
- Red drum 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek Pit64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- King mackerel 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Goose Bay Point62
Cape · 0.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Crevalle jack 60
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 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.