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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Richland Point
38.25°N · 76.17°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA
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Best score today · 3 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 438 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.4 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
92Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
33Off 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 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
Richland Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Richland Point
Richland Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spot 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.
- 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
- Dicks Point68
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Scup 63
- Spot 61
14 kt ENEH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ftL 7:12 AM · 1.1 ft
- Muddy Hook Cove68
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 68
- Spot 66
- Sheepshead 65
14 kt ENEH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ftL 7:12 AM · 1.1 ft
- Richland Cove67
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 67
- Spot 65
- Sheepshead 64
14 kt ENEH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ftL 7:12 AM · 1.1 ft
- Cow Cove67
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 67
- Spot 65
- Red drum 62
14 kt ENEH 12:15 AM · 2.4 ftL 7:12 AM · 1.1 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 Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.