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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Louisiana
Porpoise Point
29.59°N · 92.02°W · Cape · Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays
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Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 346 AM CDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.8 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
28Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 91°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 LDWF before you keep a fish.
Source: LDWF · Not synced yet, last verified Sep 13, 2026
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Porpoise Point
- Depth
- 1-100 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Porpoise Point
Porpoise Point is a cape in Atchafalaya and East Cote Blanche Bays, Louisiana. Depth is 1-100 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, red snapper and gray triggerfish. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, Atlantic croaker, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, gray triggerfish, greater amberjack and southern flounder. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Red snapper peak from May through August. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August.
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 tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
- Red snapper
- Red snapper school over rigs, wrecks, artificial reefs and natural ledges, mostly in 60 to 250 feet. Anchor or drift over the structure, chum, and drop cut or live cigar minnows, sardines or squid on circle hooks, using as little weight as the current allows. Federal rules require circle hooks with natural bait in the Gulf and a descending device or venting tool on board.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Terrapin Reef65
Bar · 8.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Red drum 57
- Atlantic tarpon 53
5 kt NNEL 12:12 PM · 1.4 ftH 3:19 PM · 1.5 ft
- Vermilion Bay63
Bay · 9.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Atlantic tarpon 58
- Red drum 53
5 kt NNEL 12:12 PM · 1.4 ftH 3:19 PM · 1.5 ft
- Tete Butte Reef57
Bar · 4.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Atlantic tarpon 54
6 kt NEL 9:09 AM · 1.7 ftH 12:27 PM · 1.8 ft
- Indian Point54
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 54
- Atlantic croaker 49
- Red drum 49
5 kt NNEL 9:09 AM · 1.7 ftH 12:27 PM · 1.8 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 LDWF before you keep a fish.