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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker35
- Black sea bass35
- Crevalle jack35
- Florida pompano35
- Gag grouper35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- King mackerel35
- Little tunny35
- Red drum35
- Red grouper35
- Red snapper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Spot35
- Summer flounder35
- Black drum34
- Spotted seatrout34
- Greater amberjack33
- Sheepshead32
- Bluefish31
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Southern flounder30
- Weakfish28
- Cobia26
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 262 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
38Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
14Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 21 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.6 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 today
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
Island Creeks Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Island Creeks Point
Island Creeks Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, black sea bass and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, crevalle jack, gray snapper and king mackerel, and shoulder season for black sea bass, Florida pompano, gag grouper and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Black sea bass 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.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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
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- Black sea bass 35
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black sea bass 35
- Crevalle jack 35
21 kt NEL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:59 PM · 0.3 ft
- Southward Bay35
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- Black drum 35
- Black sea bass 35
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- House Cove Point35
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black sea bass 35
- Crevalle jack 35
21 kt NEL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 1:56 AM · 0.6 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.