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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Crevalle jack70
- Spot69
- King mackerel66
- Red drum66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Summer flounder64
- Gray snapper61
- Southern flounder60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Florida pompano59
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper56
- Spanish mackerel53
- Cobia52
- Weakfish52
- Greater amberjack51
- Sheepshead51
- Little tunny48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 524 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
80Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: 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
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- This week
Spot profile
The Swash
- Depth
- 1-3 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 The Swash
The Swash is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, spot and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. 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.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Great Island Creek73
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Crevalle jack 70
- Spot 70
12 kt ENEH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ftL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ft
- Horse Island Cove70
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Crevalle jack 70
- Spot 69
12 kt ENEH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ftL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ft
- Horse Island Point66
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 65
12 kt ENEH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ftL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ft
- Great Island Point66
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 66
- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 65
12 kt ENEH 8:14 PM · 1.4 ftL 3:02 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.