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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel60
- Red drum60
- Crevalle jack58
- Summer flounder57
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- Gray snapper54
- Florida pompano53
- Black sea bass50
- Little tunny50
- Black drum49
- Gag grouper49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Red grouper48
- Greater amberjack46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Sheepshead43
- Weakfish41
- Cobia40
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 406 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-1 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 16 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 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
Oyster Creek Pit
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Oyster Creek Pit
Oyster Creek Pit is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, red drum and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, red drum, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, little tunny and black drum. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November. Crevalle jack peak from July 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Bay66
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- Atlantic croaker 62
- King mackerel 62
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek63
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 63
- Atlantic croaker 60
- King mackerel 60
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Goose Bay Point62
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Crevalle jack 61
- Atlantic croaker 57
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Cowpen Point60
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 60
- Red drum 59
- Crevalle jack 58
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 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.