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Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 413 AM CDT
- Best window
- 3 AM-12 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
70Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 3 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 MDMR before you keep a fish.
Source: MDMR · 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
- This week
Spot profile
Heron Bay Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Heron Bay Point
Heron Bay Point is a cape in Mississippi Sound. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 19 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for gray snapper, Atlantic croaker and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic tarpon, southern flounder, black drum and gag grouper. Gray snapper peak from June through September. Atlantic croaker peak from July through September. Red drum peak from September 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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Saint Joe Pass71
Channel · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Gray snapper 69
- Red drum 66
3 kt NNEH 8:57 AM · 1.9 ftL 7:52 PM · 0.2 ft
- Heron Bay70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Gray snapper 64
3 kt NNEH 11:56 AM · 1.6 ftL 10:16 PM · 0.5 ft
- Lighthouse Point64
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Red drum 61
3 kt NNEH 8:57 AM · 1.9 ftL 7:52 PM · 0.2 ft
- Saint Joseph Point64
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
- Red drum 61
3 kt NNEH 8:57 AM · 1.9 ftL 7:52 PM · 0.2 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 MDMR before you keep a fish.