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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot69
- Red drum68
- Weakfish67
- Florida pompano64
- Spotted seatrout64
- Black sea bass63
- Summer flounder60
- Black drum58
- Southern flounder57
- Little tunny56
- Gag grouper54
- Sheepshead53
- Bluefish52
- Striped bass52
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel46
- Crevalle jack42
- Greater amberjack39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia27
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 273 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
35Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 9 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
39Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Try Yard Creek
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Try Yard Creek
Try Yard Creek is a gut in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for red drum, weakfish, Florida pompano and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Codds Creek72
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Weakfish 67
9 kt EL 10:30 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:55 AM · 1.6 ft
- Rawson Creek72
Gut · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Weakfish 67
9 kt EL 10:30 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:55 AM · 1.6 ft
- Hogpen Bay69
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
9 kt EL 10:30 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:55 AM · 1.6 ft
- Mullet Cove69
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
9 kt EL 10:30 PM · 0.4 ftH 3:55 AM · 1.6 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.