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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker67
- Spot65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper63
- King mackerel62
- Red drum60
- Red snapper57
- Summer flounder57
- Black sea bass56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Gag grouper55
- Southern flounder55
- Little tunny54
- Red grouper54
- Black drum53
- Florida pompano53
- Spanish mackerel53
- Sheepshead51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Greater amberjack49
- Weakfish48
- Cobia45
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 459 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.0 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
29Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Ethridge Point
- Depth
- 3-9 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 Ethridge Point
Ethridge Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and gag grouper. 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
- Wilson Bay72
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 69
7 kt NNEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 ft
- Farnell Bay72
Bay · 6.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
5 kt NNEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 ft
- Ragged Point67
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
7 kt NNEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 ft
- Spring Point65
Cape · 7.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Gray snapper 62
5 kt NNEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 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.