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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny64
- Spotted seatrout58
- Bluefish57
- Red drum57
- Weakfish57
- Florida pompano56
- Southern flounder56
- Black sea bass54
- Striped bass52
- Gag grouper51
- Atlantic croaker50
- King mackerel50
- Spot50
- Summer flounder49
- Black drum45
- Crevalle jack44
- Sheepshead44
- Red snapper43
- Greater amberjack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 11 · 7 AM
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt WSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
65Light: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Black Walnut Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Black Walnut Point
Black Walnut Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, bluefish and red drum, and shoulder season for striped bass, Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and spot. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Reedy Point64
Cape · 3.4 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spotted seatrout 58
- Bluefish 57
4 kt NE
- Cherry Point64
Cape · 5.4 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spotted seatrout 58
- Bluefish 57
4 kt NE
- Batchelor Bay63
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 63
- Spotted seatrout 62
- Little tunny 61
4 kt NE
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.