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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack72
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot70
- King mackerel68
- Red drum68
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Summer flounder65
- Gray snapper63
- Florida pompano60
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Red snapper58
- Red grouper57
- Spanish mackerel55
- Cobia53
- Greater amberjack53
- Weakfish53
- Sheepshead52
- Little tunny50
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 537 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
55Season: 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
Lewis Creek
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Lewis Creek
Lewis Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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
- Pasture Creek72
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- Willis Creek72
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 72
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- Green Point68
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 68
- Red drum 68
- Crevalle jack 67
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ft
- Cedar Point68
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 68
- Red drum 68
- Crevalle jack 67
12 kt NEH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ftL 4:30 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.