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Atlantic codPeak season

Cape · Massachusetts

Cobbs Point

41.77°N · 70.09°W · Cape · Cape Cod Bay

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Best score today · 7 AM · Atlantic cod

83/100Great
Now
596 PM EDT
Best window
6-8 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing9.1 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Monday, Sep 21 · 4 AM

Time4A
Score54Good
Tide3.6 ft ▲Flooding
Current0.1 knmodeled · toward W
Wind12 kn NWgusts 25 · building
Sea stateLight chop1.3 ft · 3 s
Air temp64°Mild
WeatherOvercast56% chance of rain
Water67°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Atlantic cod is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with MassDMF before you keep a fish.

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Atlantic cod is best here

Peak season for Atlantic cod · 6 more weeks at peak

Atlantic cod season by week of the year. Peak season for Atlantic cod · 6 more weeks at peak.
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Atlantic cod in Massachusetts

Spot profile

Cobbs Point

Depth
3-5 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Peak seasonAtlantic cod

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 Cobbs Point

Cobbs Point is a cape in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 3-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, striped bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through September. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October.

Tackle & technique

Atlantic cod
Cod hold near coarse, rocky bottom on ledges, banks and wrecks, commonly from 80 to 300 feet in the Gulf of Maine. Drift over the structure with a diamond or cod jig and a teaser fly above it, keeping the jig within a few feet of bottom, or fish clams on a high-low rig. Check the stock area and season before keeping one, because most of the year cod must be released.
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.
Scup
Scup school over hard and mixed bottom, rock piles, mussel beds, piers and jetties, usually in 10 to 60 feet of water. Fish a high-low rig with small hooks and squid or clam strips on the bottom, and chum with clam to hold a school under the boat. If nothing bites within 15 minutes, move to the next piece of structure.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Frostfish Cove

    Bay · 6.3 mi

    78
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 78
    • Little tunny 76
    • Bluefish 75

    4 kt NH 7:44 PM · 3.1 ftL 3:13 AM · 0.6 ft

  • Namequoit River

    Bay · 6.5 mi

    78
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 78
    • Little tunny 76
    • Bluefish 75

    4 kt NH 7:44 PM · 3.1 ftL 3:13 AM · 0.6 ft

  • Billingsgate Shoal

    Bar · 5.5 mi

    75
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 75
    • Little tunny 71
    • Bluefish 70

    4 kt NL 12:16 AM · 1.7 ftH 6:17 AM · 8.3 ft

  • Nobscusset Point

    Cape · 5.3 mi

    73
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 73
    • Scup 72
    • Striped bass 70

    2 kt NEL 11:41 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:55 AM · 8.1 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 MassDMF before you keep a fish.