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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Black sea bass35
- Crevalle jack35
- Florida pompano35
- Gray snapper35
- King mackerel35
- Little tunny35
- Red snapper35
- Summer flounder35
- Gag grouper34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Red grouper34
- Sheepshead32
- Spanish mackerel32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Bluefish30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Greater amberjack29
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 304 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4 AM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.0 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
66Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
31Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 18 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.0 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
Baum Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 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 24 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, crevalle jack and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, gray snapper, king mackerel and summer flounder, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, little tunny and red snapper. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Shallowbag Bay35
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Black sea bassShoulder season- Black sea bass 35
- Crevalle jack 35
- Florida pompano 35
18 kt NNEH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:32 AM · 1.3 ft
- Ballast Point35
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 35
- King mackerel 35
- Red snapper 35
18 kt NNEH 5:34 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:32 AM · 1.3 ft
- Deep Wear Point35
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 35
- Florida pompano 35
- Gray snapper 35
18 kt NNEH 7:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:47 PM · 0.4 ft
- Pork Point35
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 35
- King mackerel 35
- Summer flounder 35
18 kt NNEH 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.