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Cape · North Carolina

Graveyard Point

35.50°N · 76.71°W · Cape · Pamlico and Pungo Rivers

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Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia

80/100Great
Now
272 PM EST
Best window
4-8 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing0.3 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM

Time3P
Score35Fair
Tide0.5 ft ▲Flooding
Wind3 kn SSEgusts 10 · steady
Air temp65°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy79% cloud
Water66°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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.

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When Cobia is best here

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Spot profile

Graveyard Point

Depth
1-5 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Graveyard Point

Graveyard Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for striped bass, Atlantic croaker, spot and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
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.
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.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Burbage Gut

    Gut · 1.2 mi

    72
    Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season
    • Spotted seatrout 72
    • Red drum 70
    • Southern flounder 67

    5 kt ESEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft

  • The Narrows

    Channel · 2.3 mi

    72
    Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season
    • Spotted seatrout 72
    • Red drum 69
    • Weakfish 66

    5 kt ESEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft

  • Ward Point

    Cape · 1.7 mi

    67
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 67
    • Spotted seatrout 65
    • Red drum 63

    5 kt ESEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ft

  • Archbell Point

    Cape · 2.3 mi

    67
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 67
    • Spotted seatrout 65
    • Red drum 63

    5 kt ESEL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:28 PM · 0.7 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.