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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- King mackerel69
- Crevalle jack68
- Spot68
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Gray snapper65
- Summer flounder62
- Gray triggerfish61
- Red drum61
- Red snapper61
- Black sea bass60
- Gag grouper60
- Little tunny60
- Red grouper59
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum56
- Sheepshead56
- Southern flounder56
- Greater amberjack55
- Spotted seatrout54
- Cobia51
- Weakfish50
- Florida pompano49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 518 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
43Season: 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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- This week
Spot profile
Bell 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 Bell Point
Bell Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, 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 Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, crevalle jack and spot, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Castle78
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 74
10 kt ENEL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ftH 5:00 AM · 3.1 ft
- Cedar Bay74
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Crevalle jack 73
- Spot 73
10 kt ENEL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ftH 5:00 AM · 3.1 ft
- Goosecastle Point69
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Crevalle jack 68
10 kt ENEL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ftH 5:00 AM · 3.1 ft
- Wolf House Point69
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Crevalle jack 68
10 kt ENEL 10:47 PM · 1.1 ftH 4:53 AM · 3.0 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.