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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack54
- Red drum53
- Southern flounder53
- Summer flounder53
- Gray snapper52
- Florida pompano49
- Black drum48
- Gray triggerfish46
- Little tunny46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Black sea bass45
- Cobia45
- Red grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Gag grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Greater amberjack41
- Weakfish40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 451 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & 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
Gloucester Point
- Depth
- Up to 15 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 Gloucester Point
Gloucester Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 15 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, gray triggerfish and little tunny. 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
- The Straits66
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- Spot 63
7 kt ENEH 6:39 PM · 1.7 ftL 1:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Wading Point62
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Southern flounder 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
7 kt ENEH 6:39 PM · 1.7 ftL 1:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Crab Point62
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Southern flounder 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
7 kt ENEH 6:39 PM · 1.7 ftL 1:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Gaskill Point62
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Southern flounder 61
- Atlantic tarpon 61
7 kt ENEH 6:39 PM · 1.7 ftL 1:32 AM · 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.