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- Best of all
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack44
- Gray snapper44
- Florida pompano42
- Red snapper41
- Summer flounder41
- Black sea bass39
- Gray triggerfish38
- Gag grouper37
- Little tunny37
- Red grouper37
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack33
- Spanish mackerel33
- Sheepshead32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 305 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
62Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 15 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.3 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
Sound Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Sound Point
Sound Point is a cape in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Middle Ground58
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 58
- Florida pompano 54
- Spotted seatrout 54
15 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Boranges Point51
Cape · 3.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 48
- Spot 48
15 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tom Mann Creek49
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- King mackerel 48
- Summer flounder 46
15 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Ned Bees Point48
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 48
- Crevalle jack 44
- Gray snapper 44
15 kt NEH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ftL 3:17 PM · 0.3 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.