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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper59
- Red drum59
- Southern flounder57
- Crevalle jack56
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder53
- Black drum52
- Florida pompano52
- Spotted seatrout51
- Red snapper50
- Gray triggerfish48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black sea bass47
- Little tunny47
- Weakfish47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 434 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
56Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Weil Point
- Depth
- 5-7 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Weil Point
Weil Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-7 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, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Hickory Point68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
4 kt NNWH 5:29 AM · 1.0 ftL 11:54 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hines Point68
Cape · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 65
4 kt NNWH 5:29 AM · 1.0 ftL 11:54 AM · 0.6 ft
- Spring Point67
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 64
- Atlantic tarpon 64
2 kt NNWH 5:29 AM · 1.0 ftL 11:54 AM · 0.6 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.