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CobiaShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Red drum56
- King mackerel55
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Crevalle jack53
- Summer flounder53
- Atlantic croaker51
- Spot50
- Gray snapper49
- Southern flounder49
- Spotted seatrout48
- Florida pompano47
- Black drum45
- Little tunny45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red snapper44
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Greater amberjack39
- Sheepshead38
- Cobia36
- Bluefish35
- Weakfish35
Best score today · 10 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 362 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.2 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
30Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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
South Point
- Depth
- About 1 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 South Point
South Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are red drum, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for red drum, king mackerel, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and gray triggerfish. Red drum peak from August through November. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- Red drum
- Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Rumley Bay66
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
13 kt ENEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ft
- Lookout Point61
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Crevalle jack 60
- Atlantic croaker 59
13 kt ENEL 3:37 PM · 0.1 ftH 9:38 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cedar Island Bay61
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
- Spot 59
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cedar Island Point56
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 56
- King mackerel 56
- Atlantic croaker 54
13 kt ENEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 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.