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- Best of all
- King mackerel70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Crevalle jack69
- Spot69
- Gray snapper66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Summer flounder64
- Florida pompano62
- Little tunny62
- Red drum62
- Black sea bass61
- Gray triggerfish61
- Red snapper61
- Gag grouper60
- Red grouper59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Sheepshead56
- Southern flounder56
- Greater amberjack55
- Weakfish53
- Cobia52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 524 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 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 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
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- 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, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- 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
- Middle Ground75
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Tom Mann Creek74
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 74
- Spot 74
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Boranges Point72
Cape · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 70
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Ned Bees Point70
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 69
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 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.