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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout78
- Black sea bass77
- Spot77
- Weakfish77
- Atlantic croaker76
- Little tunny73
- Red drum72
- Black drum70
- Bluefish70
- Sheepshead70
- Southern flounder70
- Florida pompano68
- Gag grouper66
- Striped bass66
- Summer flounder66
- Red snapper61
- King mackerel59
- Crevalle jack55
- Greater amberjack51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 357 PM EST
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Nov 8 · 11 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: Bright sunSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
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
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Mouse Harbor
- Depth
- 5-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Mouse Harbor
Mouse Harbor is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 5-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, black sea bass and spot. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, black sea bass, weakfish and little tunny, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and sheepshead. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 72
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Hogpen Point75
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- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 72
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Shell Hill Point75
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Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 72
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Kirk Point75
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Red drum 72
- Spotted seatrout 72
9 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 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.