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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel65
- Red drum65
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Summer flounder63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spot62
- Gray snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Florida pompano58
- Southern flounder58
- Black drum56
- Black sea bass55
- Gag grouper55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Little tunny55
- Red snapper55
- Red grouper54
- Spanish mackerel52
- Greater amberjack50
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia46
- Weakfish46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 463 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-5 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.1 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
77Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
69Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Pig Point
- Depth
- 1-2 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 Pig Point
Pig Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 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, red drum and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, red drum, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November. 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.
- 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.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Albemarle Sound71
Bay · 4.8 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 71
- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Sampson Point65
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 65
- Red drum 65
- Crevalle jack 64
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Long Point64
Cape · 6.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 64
- Crevalle jack 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ft
- Shellbank Point63
Cape · 5.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
10 kt ENEH 5:10 PM · 3.7 ftL 11:31 PM · 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.