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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Bluefish60
- Little tunny60
- Atlantic croaker59
- Black sea bass59
- Spot59
- Red drum58
- Weakfish58
- Florida pompano57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Striped bass57
- Gag grouper55
- Red snapper51
- Black drum50
- Southern flounder49
- Sheepshead48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack40
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Crevalle jack34
- Atlantic tarpon32
- Spanish mackerel30
- Cobia23
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 232 AM EST
- Best window
- 6-8 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 3 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
48Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & 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
Shell Point
- Depth
- 6-7 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 Shell Point
Shell Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 6-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are bluefish, little tunny and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for bluefish, little tunny, black sea bass and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and red snapper. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December. 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.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Lighthouse Channel68
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Weakfish 66
- Spot 65
11 kt NEH 2:44 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:25 AM · 0.4 ft
- Henry Jones Creek67
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
11 kt NEH 2:44 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:25 AM · 0.4 ft
- Eastmouth Bay64
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Red drum 62
11 kt NEH 2:44 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:25 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point60
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 60
- Little tunny 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
11 kt NEH 2:44 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:25 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.