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- Best of all
- King mackerel66
- Crevalle jack65
- Florida pompano65
- Summer flounder64
- Atlantic croaker62
- Gray snapper61
- Spot61
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Red drum57
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red snapper55
- Gag grouper54
- Little tunny54
- Red grouper53
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Greater amberjack51
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia46
- Weakfish46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 461 PM EDT
- Best window
- 1-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
89Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
59Wind: 14 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 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
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- 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 king mackerel, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Tar Hole Inlet73
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- King mackerel 71
- Atlantic tarpon 68
14 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Shingle Creek70
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
14 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Cockrel Creek70
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 70
- Spot 67
14 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 ft
- Terrapin Shoal66
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 65
14 kt ENEH 5:25 PM · 2.2 ftL 11:54 PM · 0.6 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.