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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny67
- Black sea bass60
- Bluefish59
- Red drum57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Weakfish57
- Atlantic croaker55
- Gag grouper55
- Spot55
- Black drum54
- Southern flounder53
- Florida pompano51
- Striped bass51
- Sheepshead50
- Summer flounder50
- Red snapper49
- King mackerel43
- Greater amberjack40
- Crevalle jack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper34
- Cobia27
Best score today · 5 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 271 PM 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 67°F, coolLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeason & 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 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 bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, black sea bass, bluefish and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October through November. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December.
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 Narrows62
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 62
- Little tunny 62
- Atlantic croaker 60
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Drum Cove61
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 61
- Spotted seatrout 59
- Weakfish 57
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Middle Creek59
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Black sea bass 57
- Weakfish 57
13 kt NEL 1:30 PM · 0.3 ftH 8:47 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tolers Bay59
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 59
- Weakfish 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
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.