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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Crevalle jack52
- King mackerel51
- Atlantic croaker50
- Little tunny50
- Spot50
- Summer flounder50
- Gray snapper48
- Atlantic tarpon47
- Red drum47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Southern flounder46
- Florida pompano44
- Black sea bass43
- Weakfish43
- Gag grouper41
- Black drum40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper40
- Red snapper40
- Spanish mackerel40
- Greater amberjack39
- Sheepshead39
- Cobia37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 371 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMDusk
Data from: ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
38Light: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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
Austin Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftNearest water
- 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 Austin Point
Austin Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are crevalle jack, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for crevalle jack, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, black sea bass and weakfish. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Coon Gut59
Gut · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 59
- Summer flounder 58
- Crevalle jack 57
6 kt NE
- Chocowinity Bay57
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
6 kt NE
- Blounts Bay57
Bay · 6.4 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Atlantic croaker 55
- Spot 55
6 kt NE
- Red Bug Point52
Cape · 7.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 52
- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
6 kt NE
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.