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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout66
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Red drum63
- Florida pompano61
- Weakfish60
- Little tunny58
- Southern flounder57
- Bluefish55
- Striped bass55
- Black sea bass53
- Black drum52
- Gag grouper49
- Summer flounder46
- Red snapper45
- Sheepshead45
- King mackerel38
- Greater amberjack36
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Atlantic tarpon33
- Crevalle jack33
- Cobia32
- Spanish mackerel28
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 3211 PM EST
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFalling pressure
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
36Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 7 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 68°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.8 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Fork Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Fork Point
Fork Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hamilton Point73
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 73
- Red drum 72
- Southern flounder 65
7 kt SSEL 4:11 AM · 0.4 ftH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ft
- Bulah Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
7 kt SSEL 4:11 AM · 0.4 ftH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ft
- Graveyard Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
7 kt SSEL 4:11 AM · 0.4 ftH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ft
- Skate Point66
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
7 kt SEL 4:11 AM · 0.4 ftH 12:17 PM · 0.6 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.