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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon60
- King mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout60
- Red drum59
- Summer flounder59
- Crevalle jack58
- Little tunny58
- Atlantic croaker57
- Southern flounder57
- Spot57
- Gray snapper55
- Weakfish53
- Florida pompano52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Black drum49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper47
- Cobia46
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper45
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 465 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
60Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
62Light: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Green Spring Point
- Depth
- 1-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- 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 Green Spring Point
Green Spring Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, king mackerel and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, king mackerel, spotted seatrout and red drum, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, Florida pompano and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November.
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 tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Bay Point62
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Red drum 61
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Johnson Point62
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 62
- King mackerel 61
- Red drum 61
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Rowland Point62
Cape · 4.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic tarpon 62
- Red drum 61
8 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Creek Point62
Cape · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 62
- King mackerel 61
- Red drum 61
8 kt ENEH 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.