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- Best of all
- Crevalle jack68
- King mackerel68
- Atlantic croaker67
- Summer flounder66
- Spot65
- Gray snapper64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Spanish mackerel63
- Red drum62
- Little tunny60
- Black drum59
- Florida pompano58
- Gray triggerfish58
- Black sea bass57
- Gag grouper57
- Red snapper57
- Red grouper56
- Southern flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Greater amberjack53
- Sheepshead52
- Weakfish50
- Cobia49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 498 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 AMMorning light
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.0 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
76Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
77Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 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 yesterday
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
Catfish Point
- Depth
- 4-9 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 Catfish Point
Catfish Point is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, little tunny, black drum and Florida pompano. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Barden Inlet79
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 79
- Atlantic croaker 78
- King mackerel 76
9 kt NEL 10:21 AM · 1.3 ftH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ft
- Lookout Bight73
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
12 kt NNEL 10:21 AM · 1.3 ftH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ft
- Wreck Point69
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
12 kt NNEL 10:21 AM · 1.3 ftH 4:42 PM · 4.1 ft
- Cape Point69
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 69
- Crevalle jack 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
12 kt NNEL 10:22 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:55 PM · 3.9 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.