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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny73
- Atlantic croaker68
- Red drum68
- Spot68
- Spotted seatrout67
- Bluefish65
- Florida pompano65
- Black sea bass64
- Weakfish64
- Striped bass62
- Southern flounder61
- Gag grouper60
- Black drum58
- Sheepshead55
- Summer flounder55
- Red snapper53
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack43
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Cobia33
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 336 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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
Friday, Nov 6 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
96Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 66°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, Atlantic croaker and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, red drum, spotted seatrout and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Red drum peak from August 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Harbor Creek76
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 76
- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Juniper Creek76
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 76
- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 75
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- East Bluff Bay75
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 75
- Red drum 73
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Southwest Bay74
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
- Red drum 72
4 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 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.