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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper65
- King mackerel65
- Red drum61
- Summer flounder57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Atlantic croaker55
- Crevalle jack55
- Florida pompano55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Spot54
- Red snapper53
- Gray triggerfish50
- Greater amberjack50
- Southern flounder50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Cobia47
- Little tunny45
- Weakfish44
- Sheepshead43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 4711 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb current
- Tide now
- Low0.9 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
44Tide: Low slackCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 10 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
58Season: 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
Oyster Rocks
- Depth
- 4-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- 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 Rocks
Oyster Rocks is a bar in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 4-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and red drum. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, red drum and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, gray triggerfish and greater amberjack. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Horse Island Channel66
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
10 kt SSEH 4:04 AM · 1.5 ftL 9:59 AM · 0.7 ft
- Wallace Channel65
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Gray snapper 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
10 kt SSEH 4:04 AM · 1.5 ftL 9:59 AM · 0.7 ft
- Blair Channel65
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Gray snapper 63
10 kt SSEH 4:04 AM · 1.5 ftL 9:59 AM · 0.7 ft
- Haulover Point61
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Gray snapper 58
- Atlantic tarpon 56
10 kt SSEH 4:04 AM · 1.5 ftL 9:59 AM · 0.7 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.