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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Eagle Point
38.13°N · 76.18°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
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Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 325 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.5 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
73Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
53Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 73°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.9 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.
Source: Maryland DNR · 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
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Eagle Point
- Depth
- About 25 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 Eagle Point
Eagle Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Maryland. Depth is about 25 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October 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.
- 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
- Holland Island Bay58
Bay · 4.8 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 58
- Spot 55
- Little tunny 54
12 kt NEH 11:22 PM · 1.6 ftL 5:48 AM · 0.5 ft
- Bloodsworth Point58
Cape · 5.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 58
- Scup 53
- Bluefish 50
12 kt NEH 11:32 PM · 1.8 ftL 6:09 AM · 0.9 ft
- Pone Cove58
Bay · 5.8 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 58
- Spot 55
- Red drum 53
12 kt NEH 11:32 PM · 1.8 ftL 6:09 AM · 0.9 ft
- Muddy Creek58
Bay · 6.0 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 58
- Spot 56
- Red drum 55
12 kt NEH 11:38 PM · 2.1 ftL 6:13 AM · 0.6 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 Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.