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Best score today · 6 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 344 AM CDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
45Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Water temp: 92°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Federal waters, Gulf (off Texas)
Cobia
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 36 in, fork length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 2 per vessel per trip.
From 50 CFR part 622, subpart Q (coastal migratory pelagics), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Gag grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf groupers combined))
- Gray snapper Retention open (10 Gulf snappers combined per day)
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (1 per day (20 Gulf reef fish (20-fish) combined))
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
- Red drum Retention open (3 per day)
- Red grouper Retention open (2 per day (4 Gulf groupers combined))
- Red snapper Retention open (2 per day)
- Sailfish Retention open
- Sheepshead Retention open (5 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
- Striped bass Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Retention open (1 per day)
Source: TPWD · synced yesterday
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
Louisiana Point
- Depth
- 2-40 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- 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 Louisiana Point
Louisiana Point is a cape in Sabine Lake, Louisiana. Depth in the nearest water is 2-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 15 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon, red drum and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for southern flounder, black drum, red snapper and spotted seatrout. Atlantic croaker peak from June through September. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jetty Channel69
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Red drum 58
3 kt ENEL 8:37 AM · 1.8 ftH 1:07 PM · 2.0 ft
- Sabine Pass69
Channel · 2.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Red drum 54
3 kt ENEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 ft
- Pass Channel63
Channel · 4.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Atlantic tarpon 60
- Red drum 54
2 kt NNEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 ft
- Point Hunt54
Cape · 4.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- Atlantic tarpon 52
- Red drum 48
2 kt NNEL 8:53 AM · 1.5 ftH 1:15 PM · 1.7 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 TPWD before you keep a fish.