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Pamlico Sound, NC

Sound spanning Dare/Hyde counties, North Carolina. Largest lagoon on the US East Coast. Red drum, spotted seatrout, flounder, and blue crab. Protected shallow waters.

40

Overall bite score

Scored 24 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled16
Pressure trendNOAAfalling60
Tide phaseNOAA20
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

4 tracked species in Pamlico Sound, with the months each fishes best.

Blue Crabcommon · best May-Oct
Red Drum (Redfish)common · best May-Oct
Spotted Seatroutcommon · best Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov
Summer Flounder (Fluke)present · best May-Sep

Water facts

TypeSound
CountyDare/Hyde
StateNorth Carolina
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8654467

Multiple launches from Hatteras Island and mainland. Oregon Inlet for access to ocean.

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