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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Florida pompano54
- Gray snapper52
- Red drum52
- Crevalle jack50
- Southern flounder50
- King mackerel47
- Spotted seatrout47
- Summer flounder45
- Black drum43
- Red snapper43
- Little tunny42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Spanish mackerel40
- Weakfish40
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper38
- Sheepshead37
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Cobia34
Best score today · 11 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 341 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
95Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 6 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
29Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
How Point
- Depth
- 1-6 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 How Point
How Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and little tunny. 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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- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 63
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- East Point69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 55
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- West End69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 55
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Herring Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 55
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 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.