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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack53
- King mackerel50
- Greater amberjack38
- Florida pompano37
- Bluefish35
- Red snapper34
- Black sea bass31
- Gray triggerfish31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Gag grouper30
- Gray snapper30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Red grouper30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 4 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
93Tide: EbbingCurrent: 2.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind over the limit · capped at 30Wind: 24 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 80°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
Sandy Bay
- Depth
- 3-6 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 Sandy Bay
Sandy Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-6 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 greater amberjack. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for greater amberjack, Florida pompano, red snapper and black sea bass. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Greater amberjack peak from April through June.
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
- Old Rollinson Channel56
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 52
- Greater amberjack 40
24 kt NEL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:57 AM · 0.8 ft
- Egg Shoal52
Bar · 2.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 52
- Crevalle jack 51
- Florida pompano 42
24 kt NEL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:57 AM · 0.8 ft
- Durant Point51
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 51
- Crevalle jack 48
- Greater amberjack 38
24 kt NEL 1:14 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:57 AM · 0.8 ft
- Duncan Point43
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 43
- Crevalle jack 40
- Bluefish 34
24 kt NEH 5:33 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:33 AM · 0.5 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.