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- Best of all
- Florida pompano39
- King mackerel39
- Crevalle jack36
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Bluefish30
- Gray snapper30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Little tunny29
- Weakfish28
- Black drum26
- Greater amberjack25
- Cobia23
- Red snapper23
- Black sea bass20
- Gray triggerfish20
- Gag grouper19
- Red grouper19
- Sheepshead15
Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 2312 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-4 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.6 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 2 kt NNEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
30Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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 yesterday
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
Legged Lump
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · 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 Legged Lump
Legged Lump is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and weakfish. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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
- Tar Hole Inlet45
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 45
- King mackerel 44
- Florida pompano 39
23 kt NEH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 11:46 AM · 0.5 ft
- Shingle Creek41
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 41
- King mackerel 39
- Florida pompano 32
23 kt NEH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 11:46 AM · 0.5 ft
- Cockrel Creek41
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 41
- King mackerel 39
- Florida pompano 32
23 kt NEH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 11:46 AM · 0.5 ft
- Terrapin Shoal39
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 39
- King mackerel 39
- Crevalle jack 36
23 kt NEH 5:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 11:46 AM · 0.5 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.