UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack73
- Spot73
- Atlantic croaker72
- King mackerel72
- Gray snapper67
- Summer flounder64
- Black sea bass63
- Florida pompano63
- Sheepshead60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Black drum59
- Red drum58
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gag grouper56
- Cobia55
- Little tunny55
- Red grouper55
- Weakfish53
- Greater amberjack51
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 554 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Middletown Anchorage scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
67Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
61Season: 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 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
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 crevalle jack, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, spot, Atlantic croaker and king mackerel, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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
- Lone Tree Creek72
Bay · 4.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Crevalle jack 72
- Spot 71
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Back Creek71
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Berrys Bay71
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 71
- Spot 71
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gibbs Shoal66
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 66
- Florida pompano 66
12 kt ENEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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.