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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot60
- King mackerel58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Crevalle jack57
- Gray snapper55
- Red drum55
- Southern flounder55
- Spotted seatrout53
- Summer flounder53
- Little tunny51
- Florida pompano50
- Black drum49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Red snapper47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead44
- Weakfish44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack42
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 438 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
20Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
83Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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.
- 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
- Cedar Creek66
Bay · 3.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Southern flounder 65
- Spot 65
6 kt NNEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Pitman Creek65
Bay · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Red drum 64
- Spot 64
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Horton Point64
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Southern flounder 62
- Atlantic tarpon 62
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point64
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 64
- Southern flounder 64
- Atlantic tarpon 63
6 kt NNEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 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.