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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot55
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack53
- Atlantic tarpon51
- Red drum50
- Gray snapper49
- Summer flounder48
- Florida pompano46
- Little tunny46
- Southern flounder45
- Spotted seatrout45
- Black drum44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper43
- Red snapper43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Red grouper42
- Sheepshead39
- Weakfish39
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 382 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.2 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
20Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 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 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
Westward Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Westward Point
Westward Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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
- Rattan Bay61
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 60
- Crevalle jack 58
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- South Bay60
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 58
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Hammock Point56
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 55
- King mackerel 54
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Rattan Spit56
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 55
- King mackerel 54
13 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 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.