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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot56
- Atlantic tarpon52
- King mackerel52
- Southern flounder52
- Crevalle jack51
- Summer flounder50
- Gray snapper49
- Red drum49
- Black drum46
- Little tunny46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Florida pompano45
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper43
- Red snapper43
- Cobia42
- Sheepshead42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Greater amberjack39
- Weakfish37
- Bluefish34
Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 421 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.3 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
18Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
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
Ned Bees Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Ned Bees Point
Ned Bees 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 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for black drum, little tunny, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Tom Mann Creek61
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Southern flounder 61
- Spot 61
5 kt ENEL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- The Frying Pan61
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Southern flounder 59
5 kt ESEL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Haulover Point59
Cape · 1.9 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 59
- Red drum 58
- Atlantic tarpon 57
5 kt ESEL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ft
- Sound Point56
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- King mackerel 52
5 kt ENEL 1:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:04 PM · 0.5 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.