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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Crevalle jack62
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Gray snapper60
- King mackerel60
- Red drum59
- Summer flounder57
- Southern flounder56
- Florida pompano54
- Gray triggerfish53
- Black drum52
- Black sea bass52
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper52
- Red snapper52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Little tunny51
- Sheepshead49
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack47
- Weakfish44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 4710 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + 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
64Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
83Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Spencer Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Spencer Point
Spencer Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Spot peak from September 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.
- 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Harper Creek70
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Red drum 66
11 kt NEH 9:15 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Wise Point67
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Spot 65
7 kt NEH 9:15 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sanders Point65
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 62
- Spot 62
11 kt NEH 9:15 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:58 AM · 0.4 ft
- Garden Point65
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 62
- Spot 62
11 kt NEH 9:15 PM · 0.6 ftL 5:58 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.