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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout73
- Atlantic croaker72
- Red drum72
- Spot72
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Gray snapper67
- Southern flounder67
- Crevalle jack63
- King mackerel63
- Black drum61
- Summer flounder60
- Red snapper59
- Little tunny57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Red grouper55
- Sheepshead55
- Weakfish55
- Cobia53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Florida pompano51
- Greater amberjack50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 535 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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
77Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 6 kt SWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
45Season: 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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Spot profile
Boranges Point
- Depth
- 1-8 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 Boranges Point
Boranges Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, Atlantic croaker, red drum and spot, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, little tunny and gray triggerfish. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Deer Creek81
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 81
- Spotted seatrout 81
- Atlantic croaker 77
6 kt SWL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:37 PM · 0.5 ft
- Broad Creek79
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 79
- Spotted seatrout 78
- Atlantic croaker 77
6 kt SWL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:37 PM · 0.5 ft
- Deep Bay77
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Red drum 77
- Spot 77
6 kt SWL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:37 PM · 0.5 ft
- Northeast Prong77
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Red drum 77
- Spot 77
6 kt WSWL 10:32 AM · 0.3 ftH 4:37 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.