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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- King mackerel66
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum63
- Southern flounder63
- Summer flounder62
- Spotted seatrout59
- Florida pompano58
- Black drum57
- Little tunny57
- Gray triggerfish56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Black sea bass55
- Red snapper55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Cobia53
- Sheepshead53
- Greater amberjack51
- Weakfish50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 534 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
71Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 7 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.4 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
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- This week
Spot profile
Windmill Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Windmill Point
Windmill Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny 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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- Atlantic tarpon 71
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
7 kt ESEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Dewey Point68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
7 kt ESEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Chadwick Point68
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- King mackerel 66
7 kt ESEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 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.