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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Florida pompano66
- Little tunny64
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Black sea bass60
- Bluefish59
- Red drum59
- Weakfish58
- Spotted seatrout57
- Gag grouper56
- Striped bass56
- Summer flounder51
- Black drum50
- Red snapper49
- Southern flounder49
- Sheepshead48
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack42
- Crevalle jack39
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Atlantic tarpon32
- Cobia27
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 274 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.8 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
84Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
31Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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 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
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Florida pompano, little tunny and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and summer flounder. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
- 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
- Eastmouth Bay70
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 70
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 ft
- Henry Jones Creek68
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 ft
- White Point68
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Florida pompano 66
- Spotted seatrout 65
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 ft
- Shell Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 66
- Little tunny 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
10 kt ENEL 11:27 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:59 AM · 1.8 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.