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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot61
- Atlantic croaker59
- King mackerel59
- Crevalle jack56
- Gray snapper55
- Summer flounder52
- Florida pompano51
- Spotted seatrout50
- Black drum49
- Black sea bass49
- Red drum48
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Weakfish45
- Cobia42
- Gag grouper42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Red grouper41
- Little tunny40
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 424 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
50Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
60Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
Middletown Anchorage
- Depth
- 6-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Middletown Anchorage
Middletown Anchorage is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 6-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel. It is peak season now for spot, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and red snapper. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Lone Tree Creek59
Bay · 4.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Back Creek57
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Red drum 57
- Spot 57
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Berrys Bay55
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
- Crevalle jack 51
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Gibbs Shoal51
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 51
- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 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.