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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Red drum73
- King mackerel72
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Crevalle jack71
- Summer flounder69
- Gray snapper67
- Atlantic croaker66
- Southern flounder66
- Spotted seatrout66
- Spot65
- Florida pompano64
- Little tunny62
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass58
- Gag grouper58
- Greater amberjack57
- Red grouper57
- Cobia52
- Sheepshead52
- Weakfish52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 525 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.0 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
- About 1 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 Cowpen Point
Cowpen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are red drum, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for red drum, king mackerel, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, gray triggerfish and red snapper. Red drum peak from August through November. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Goose Bay78
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 78
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 73
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek76
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 76
- Red drum 73
- King mackerel 72
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Camp Point73
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- King mackerel 72
- Crevalle jack 71
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Oyster Creek Pit73
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- King mackerel 72
- Crevalle jack 71
12 kt ENEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 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.