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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker62
- King mackerel62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Spot61
- Crevalle jack59
- Red drum58
- Gray snapper56
- Southern flounder56
- Summer flounder56
- Florida pompano54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Black drum53
- Spanish mackerel52
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass50
- Gray triggerfish50
- Red snapper50
- Gag grouper49
- Red grouper49
- Cobia47
- Weakfish47
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 4710 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
40Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & 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 yesterday
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
Skate Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Skate Point
Skate Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, Atlantic tarpon and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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
- Hamilton Point71
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Red drum 70
- Southern flounder 69
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point66
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point66
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Graveyard Point66
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
7 kt NEH 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.