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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Florida pompano59
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Crevalle jack55
- Gray snapper54
- King mackerel53
- Red drum53
- Southern flounder52
- Summer flounder51
- Black drum47
- Little tunny47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Spotted seatrout46
- Black sea bass45
- Gag grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Red grouper44
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack40
- Weakfish38
- Bluefish34
Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4210 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
24Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
69Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
44Season: 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
Cowpen Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Cowpen Point
Cowpen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Cowpen Creek77
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Southern flounder 61
8 kt NEL 3:51 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:56 PM · 0.6 ft
- Swanquarter Bay77
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 63
8 kt NEL 3:51 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:56 PM · 0.6 ft
- Eastard Bay76
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 62
8 kt NEL 3:51 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:56 PM · 0.6 ft
- Long Point72
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Florida pompano 59
8 kt NEL 3:51 PM · 0.3 ftH 10:56 PM · 0.6 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.