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CobiaOff seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny76
- Spotted seatrout76
- Red drum73
- Weakfish72
- Black sea bass70
- Bluefish70
- Southern flounder70
- Spot69
- Atlantic croaker68
- Striped bass68
- Gag grouper66
- Black drum64
- Florida pompano61
- Red snapper61
- Sheepshead61
- Summer flounder61
- King mackerel53
- Greater amberjack51
- Crevalle jack48
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 357 PM EST
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
86Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 9 kt EPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 66°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & 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
Rawls Point
- Depth
- 1-10 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Rawls Point
Rawls Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 80
- Red drum 77
- Weakfish 77
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Pains Point76
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 76
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Red drum 73
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Pingleton Point76
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 76
- Spotted seatrout 76
- Red drum 73
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Long Shoal76
Bar · 2.6 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 76
- Little tunny 73
- Red drum 73
6 kt NEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 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.