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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny79
- Spotted seatrout76
- Red drum74
- Black sea bass72
- Weakfish71
- Bluefish70
- Atlantic croaker69
- Southern flounder69
- Spot69
- Gag grouper68
- Striped bass68
- Florida pompano66
- Black drum64
- Sheepshead63
- Summer flounder63
- Red snapper61
- King mackerel56
- Greater amberjack53
- Crevalle jack51
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 356 PM EST
- Best window
- 6-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Friday, Nov 13 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Drum Cove82
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 82
- Red drum 81
- Weakfish 76
10 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Point of Narrows81
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 81
- Weakfish 80
- Little tunny 78
10 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek80
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Red drum 79
- Weakfish 76
10 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay79
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 79
- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 76
10 kt ENEH 9:28 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:37 AM · 0.3 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.