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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot63
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Florida pompano51
- Red drum51
- Southern flounder51
- Gray snapper50
- Spotted seatrout48
- Crevalle jack46
- King mackerel46
- Summer flounder43
- Little tunny40
- Black drum39
- Spanish mackerel38
- Weakfish38
- Red snapper37
- Bluefish34
- Cobia34
- Gray triggerfish34
- Black sea bass33
- Gag grouper33
- Greater amberjack32
- Red grouper32
- Sheepshead32
Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 3411 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
10Tide: High slackWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 3 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC
42Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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
Cooper Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftNearest water
- 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 Cooper Point
Cooper Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Live Oak Point64
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 56
3 kt ENEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Creek Point64
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 56
3 kt ENEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hampton Shoal64
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 58
3 kt ENEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Kendall Point64
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 56
3 kt ENEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 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.