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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout72
- Little tunny71
- Red drum70
- Bluefish69
- Florida pompano69
- Weakfish67
- Summer flounder64
- Black sea bass63
- Southern flounder63
- Atlantic croaker60
- Black drum60
- Gag grouper60
- Spot60
- Striped bass57
- Sheepshead54
- Red snapper53
- King mackerel51
- Greater amberjack49
- Crevalle jack47
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 353 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC
46Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off 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 yesterday
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
Hampton Shoal
- Depth
- 6-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Hampton Shoal
Hampton Shoal is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 6-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, little tunny and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, red drum and bluefish, and shoulder season for summer flounder, Atlantic croaker, black drum and spot. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August 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.
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spotted seatrout 72
- Red drum 70
7 kt EH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cooper Point74
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- Spotted seatrout 72
- Red drum 70
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- Live Oak Point74
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- Spotted seatrout 72
- Red drum 70
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- Rowland Point74
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Spotted seatrout 72
- Red drum 70
7 kt EH 9:09 PM · 0.6 ftL 3:52 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.