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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spotted seatrout80
- Little tunny79
- Red drum79
- Southern flounder78
- Black sea bass72
- Bluefish71
- Weakfish71
- Black drum69
- Florida pompano69
- Gag grouper69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Summer flounder67
- Striped bass65
- Sheepshead63
- Red snapper61
- Greater amberjack55
- King mackerel55
- Crevalle jack53
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 359 AM EST
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
19Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Whitehurst Point
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-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 Whitehurst Point
Whitehurst Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spotted seatrout, little tunny and red drum. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, little tunny, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Little tunny peak from October through November. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
- 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
- Whittaker Point79
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 72
- Bluefish 72
7 kt SSEH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ftL 7:16 PM · 0.4 ft
- Chadwick Point79
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 72
- Bluefish 72
7 kt SSEH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ftL 7:16 PM · 0.4 ft
- Dewey Point79
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 79
- Black sea bass 72
- Bluefish 72
7 kt SSEH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ftL 7:16 PM · 0.4 ft
- Upper McCotter Bay77
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 77
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Little tunny 75
7 kt SSEH 12:17 PM · 0.6 ftL 7:16 PM · 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.