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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot63
- Florida pompano62
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Gray snapper57
- King mackerel56
- Red drum56
- Crevalle jack55
- Summer flounder55
- Black drum53
- Red snapper52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Gray triggerfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Little tunny45
- Greater amberjack44
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish41
- Cobia36
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3610 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
54Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Kingfish Shoal
- Depth
- 4-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Outer · 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 Kingfish Shoal
Kingfish Shoal is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, outer water and 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, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. 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
- The Passage76
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 72
- Red drum 71
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Wainwright Slue73
Gut · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 65
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hog Island Reef69
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- King mackerel 69
- Gray snapper 68
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Camp Point69
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Gray snapper 61
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 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.