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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny78
- Black sea bass71
- Weakfish70
- Bluefish69
- Red drum68
- Gag grouper67
- Spotted seatrout67
- Striped bass66
- Spot64
- Summer flounder64
- Atlantic croaker63
- Florida pompano63
- Sheepshead62
- Southern flounder62
- Black drum61
- Red snapper60
- King mackerel57
- Greater amberjack53
- Crevalle jack52
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 3510 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.2 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
Saturday, Nov 7 · 10 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
99Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 2 kt NWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
48Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Baum Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Baum Point
Baum Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, black sea bass and weakfish. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, weakfish and bluefish, and shoulder season for striped bass, spot, summer flounder and Atlantic croaker. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Weakfish peak from October 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Ballast Point78
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 78
- Black sea bass 72
- Weakfish 70
8 kt NEH 1:23 PM · 3.9 ftL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ft
- Shallowbag Bay76
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 76
- Little tunny 75
- Red drum 72
8 kt NEH 1:23 PM · 3.9 ftL 8:06 PM · 0.7 ft
- Deep Wear Point67
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Black sea bass 59
- Weakfish 58
8 kt NEH 4:16 PM · 0.6 ftL 10:45 PM · 0.3 ft
- Pork Point67
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Black sea bass 58
- Weakfish 58
8 kt NEH 4:58 PM · 0.5 ftL 11:27 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.