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- Best of all
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack54
- Atlantic croaker53
- Spot53
- Gray snapper50
- Florida pompano49
- Red drum48
- Summer flounder48
- Black sea bass46
- Little tunny46
- Red snapper46
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red grouper44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Black drum42
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead39
- Weakfish39
- Cobia38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 386 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
79Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
41Wind: 16 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
47Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.9 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
Point of Beach
- Depth
- Up to 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 Point of Beach
Point of Beach is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 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 king mackerel, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for king mackerel, crevalle jack, Atlantic croaker and spot, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, little tunny and red snapper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- Crevalle jack
- Jacks roam in schools through inlets, passes, bays, river mouths and along beaches, pushing bait to the surface, and big fish also hold on nearshore reefs and wrecks. Watch for birds and surface blowups, then cast a popper, a spoon or a bucktail into the school and retrieve fast. Bring heavy spinning tackle, because a jack over 15 pounds runs hard and fights for a long time.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Old Drum Inlet62
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 62
- King mackerel 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
16 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)61
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Crevalle jack 59
- Spot 59
16 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Point of Grass Creek59
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 59
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Red drum 57
16 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 ft
- Point of Grass57
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 57
- Crevalle jack 54
- Atlantic croaker 53
16 kt NNEH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ftL 4:30 PM · 0.1 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.