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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Little tunny58
- Crevalle jack57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- King mackerel56
- Summer flounder56
- Red drum55
- Spotted seatrout55
- Florida pompano54
- Gray snapper54
- Southern flounder54
- Weakfish49
- Black drum48
- Black sea bass48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gag grouper46
- Sheepshead46
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Cobia44
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 441 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
62Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 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
Sullivan Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Sullivan Point
Sullivan Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 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 little tunny. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak from October 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.
- 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
- Sparrow Bay65
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 62
6 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Core Point Shoal61
Bar · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Florida pompano 61
- Spot 61
5 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Plum Point61
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Little tunny 58
5 kt NEL 6:05 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ft
- Tripp Point52
Cape · 2.3 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.