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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Bluefish70
- Little tunny70
- Red drum67
- Striped bass67
- Weakfish63
- Summer flounder54
- Black sea bass53
- Florida pompano52
- Gag grouper49
- Atlantic croaker48
- Spot48
- King mackerel47
- Greater amberjack46
- Red snapper46
- Black drum45
- Sheepshead43
- Crevalle jack40
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Cobia29
Best score today · 4 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 298 PM EST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Thursday, Nov 5 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt SSEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 68°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 3.8 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
Duncan Point
- Depth
- 2-5 ftNearest water
- 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 Duncan Point
Duncan Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are bluefish, little tunny and red drum. It is peak season now for bluefish, little tunny, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for striped bass, summer flounder, Atlantic croaker and spot. Bluefish peak from March through April and from November through December. Little tunny peak from October 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.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Egg Shoal82
Bar · 3.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 82
- Spotted seatrout 79
- Bluefish 77
8 kt ENEL 10:39 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:24 AM · 0.8 ft
- Old Rollinson Channel80
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 80
- Red drum 79
- Spotted seatrout 78
8 kt ENEL 10:39 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:24 AM · 0.8 ft
- Sandy Bay75
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Bluefish 74
- Weakfish 74
8 kt ENEL 10:39 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:24 AM · 0.8 ft
- Durant Point74
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 74
- Little tunny 74
- Red drum 71
8 kt ENEL 10:39 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:24 AM · 0.8 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.