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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot62
- Florida pompano58
- King mackerel57
- Crevalle jack55
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Summer flounder52
- Red drum51
- Gray snapper48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black drum44
- Black sea bass44
- Weakfish40
- Cobia39
- Little tunny39
- Red snapper39
- Gag grouper38
- Gray triggerfish38
- Red grouper37
- Sheepshead37
- Bluefish33
- Greater amberjack33
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 5 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 395 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.1 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
35Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
33Wind: 18 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
66Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime 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
High Hills Inlet
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Inner · Semi-exposedInlet · 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 High Hills Inlet
High Hills Inlet is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads inlet, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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.
- 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
- Whalebone Inlet65
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- Spot 62
- Florida pompano 58
18 kt ENEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Merkle Hammock65
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
12 kt ENEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Royal Point Bay63
Bay · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 58
18 kt ENEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 ft
- Daniel Swash62
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 52
18 kt ENEL 11:52 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:42 AM · 1.8 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.