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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel43
- Crevalle jack40
- Red snapper37
- Florida pompano35
- Gray snapper35
- Little tunny35
- Summer flounder35
- Black sea bass34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Bluefish33
- Gag grouper33
- Red grouper33
- Spanish mackerel31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Greater amberjack30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
- Sheepshead27
- Cobia26
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 2611 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
36Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 4.3 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sampson Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Sampson Point
Sampson Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth 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 king mackerel, crevalle jack and red snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and summer flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, Florida pompano, little tunny and black sea bass. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Red snapper peak from May through August.
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.
- 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
- Albemarle Sound47
Bay · 3.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 47
- Crevalle jack 44
- Florida pompano 38
16 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Pig Point43
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 43
- Crevalle jack 40
- Red snapper 37
16 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Shellbank Point41
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 41
- Crevalle jack 40
- Gray snapper 35
16 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point41
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 41
- Crevalle jack 40
- Gray snapper 35
16 kt NEH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:33 AM · 1.3 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.