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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot68
- Red drum63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Florida pompano60
- Summer flounder59
- King mackerel58
- Crevalle jack57
- Southern flounder57
- Gray snapper54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel50
- Gray triggerfish48
- Black sea bass47
- Little tunny47
- Red snapper47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia42
- Weakfish42
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 424 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.6 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
41Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-4 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 2-4 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, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- The Launch79
Channel · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 65
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Back Creek75
Bay · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 63
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Gibbs Point70
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 60
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 ft
- Troublesome Point70
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 60
11 kt ENEH 4:31 PM · 3.7 ftL 10:54 PM · 1.1 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.