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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel48
- Florida pompano45
- Crevalle jack44
- Red snapper39
- Black sea bass36
- Gag grouper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper34
- Greater amberjack33
- Bluefish32
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Gray snapper30
- Little tunny30
- Red drum30
- Sheepshead30
- Southern flounder30
- Spanish mackerel30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Summer flounder30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 305 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-7 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
77Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
15Wind over the limit · capped at 30Wind: 23 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Horsepen Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder 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 Horsepen Point
Horsepen Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Florida pompano and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black sea bass and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Florida pompano
- Pompano feed on sand fleas and coquina clams in the trough between the beach and the first sandbar, and around the sandy edges of passes, inlets and bridges. Surf anglers fish a two-hook pompano rig with sand fleas, clams or shrimp, while boat and bridge anglers bounce small jigs along the bottom. The runs follow water temperature, heading north in spring and south in fall as the water cools.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Florida pompano 49
- King mackerel 48
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Teaches Hole Channel49
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Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- King mackerel 48
- Florida pompano 45
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Old Slough49
Gut · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 49
- King mackerel 47
- Florida pompano 45
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 ft
- Gap Point48
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 48
- Florida pompano 45
- Crevalle jack 44
23 kt NEH 6:02 AM · 1.0 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.5 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.