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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack67
- King mackerel64
- Red drum63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Spot62
- Summer flounder62
- Spotted seatrout61
- Gray snapper58
- Southern flounder58
- Florida pompano56
- Black drum52
- Weakfish51
- Black sea bass50
- Cobia50
- Gag grouper50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Spanish mackerel50
- Greater amberjack49
- Red grouper49
- Little tunny47
- Sheepshead45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 504 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
90Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
42Wind: 16 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 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
Round Hammock Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Round Hammock Bay
Round Hammock Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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, king mackerel and red drum. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, red drum and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, weakfish and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Chickinacommock (historical)67
Gut · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- King mackerel 65
16 kt ENEH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ftL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ft
- Chicamacomico Channel (historical)67
Channel · 2.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Summer flounder 65
16 kt ENEH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ftL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ft
- Greens Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Crevalle jack 62
- Gray snapper 58
16 kt ENEH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ftL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ft
- Green Point64
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 64
- Crevalle jack 62
- Gray snapper 58
16 kt ENEH 8:51 PM · 0.9 ftL 3:57 AM · 0.6 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.