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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny74
- Black sea bass69
- Weakfish67
- Bluefish66
- Atlantic croaker65
- Gag grouper65
- Spot65
- Red drum63
- Spotted seatrout62
- Black drum60
- Sheepshead60
- Southern flounder60
- Summer flounder59
- Red snapper58
- Striped bass57
- King mackerel53
- Florida pompano50
- Greater amberjack50
- Crevalle jack48
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 3511 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
20Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cobia is best here
Out of season for Cobia · shoulder season starts in 18 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, black sea bass and weakfish. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, weakfish and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and sheepshead. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Weakfish 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.
- 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.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Point of Narrows73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 73
- Weakfish 73
- Little tunny 72
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drum Cove70
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 70
- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Middle Creek70
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Black sea bass 68
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tolers Bay70
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 70
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Little tunny 68
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 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.