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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Crevalle jack65
- King mackerel65
- Southern flounder64
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder62
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Florida pompano58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Little tunny58
- Spotted seatrout58
- Gag grouper57
- Red grouper57
- Red snapper57
- Sheepshead56
- Spanish mackerel55
- Cobia53
- Greater amberjack52
- Weakfish49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 533 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-11 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
Tuesday, Sep 22 · 10 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 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
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Stumpy Point
Stumpy Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, black sea bass, Florida pompano and gray triggerfish. 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
- Grapevine Bay74
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 69
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- The Straits73
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Crevalle jack 70
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point70
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 66
6 kt SEH 8:04 PM · 0.5 ftL 2:24 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point65
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 65
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Crevalle jack 64
6 kt SEH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ftL 2:28 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.