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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker77
- Spot75
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Southern flounder66
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum65
- Florida pompano64
- Gray snapper64
- King mackerel63
- Spotted seatrout60
- Summer flounder60
- Little tunny59
- Black drum58
- Spanish mackerel58
- Gray triggerfish56
- Black sea bass55
- Red snapper55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper54
- Sheepshead52
- Weakfish50
- Cobia49
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 499 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9-10 AMEbb 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
42Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
87Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
43Season: 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
Outer Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Outer Point
Outer Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and southern flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Great Island Narrows86
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 86
- Atlantic tarpon 83
- Crevalle jack 81
3 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Laurel Creek83
Bay · 3.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 83
- Spot 82
- Southern flounder 81
3 kt NNWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Crab Cove77
Bay · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 76
- Spot 75
3 kt NNWH 10:56 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:17 PM · 0.3 ft
- Upper Middle77
Bar · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 71
3 kt NNWL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ftH 10:50 PM · 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.