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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper51
- Crevalle jack49
- Summer flounder47
- King mackerel46
- Florida pompano43
- Red snapper40
- Spanish mackerel39
- Little tunny38
- Sheepshead38
- Black sea bass37
- Gag grouper37
- Gray triggerfish36
- Red grouper36
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack33
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 10 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.8 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
72Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind: 22 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 4.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: 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
Midgett Cove
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Midgett Cove
Midgett Cove is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, crevalle jack and summer flounder. It is peak season now for gray snapper, crevalle jack, summer flounder and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Summer flounder 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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
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Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 57
- Spot 55
22 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:46 AM · 0.8 ft
- No Ache Bay49
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- Summer flounder 47
- Gray snapper 46
22 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:46 AM · 0.8 ft
- Green Point49
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 49
- Spot 49
- Gray snapper 48
22 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:46 AM · 0.8 ft
- Wimble Shoals47
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 47
- Florida pompano 46
- Gray snapper 46
22 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:46 AM · 0.8 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.