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- Best of all
- King mackerel64
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Red drum61
- Atlantic croaker59
- Spot59
- Spotted seatrout57
- Summer flounder57
- Southern flounder56
- Little tunny55
- Red snapper52
- Greater amberjack51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Black drum47
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Cobia46
- Florida pompano45
- Sheepshead43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4612 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
30Off 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
Cedar Island Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Cedar Island Point
Cedar Island Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, crevalle jack and gray snapper. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, gray snapper and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, red snapper, greater amberjack and Spanish mackerel. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Gray snapper peak from June 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hog Island Narrows71
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 71
- Crevalle jack 70
- Gray snapper 69
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Great Ditch70
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
- Gray snapper 69
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Cedar Island Bay68
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 68
- Gray snapper 68
- Atlantic tarpon 67
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- South Point67
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic tarpon 64
- King mackerel 62
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 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.