UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
CobiaShoulder seasonBay · Maryland
Annapolis Roads
38.97°N · 76.46°W · Bay · Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
Species here · tap to switch
Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 487 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Annapolis Roads scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Oct 4 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 9 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
45Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Annapolis Roads
- Depth
- 10-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · slope
- 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 Annapolis Roads
Annapolis Roads is a bay in Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Maryland. Depth is 10-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and sheepshead. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, weakfish and Atlantic croaker. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Sheepshead 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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Greenbury Point68
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Spot 61
- Bluefish 59
15 kt ENEL 8:36 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ft
- Chinks Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Spot 61
- Bluefish 58
15 kt ENEL 8:36 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ft
- Horn Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Spot 61
- Bluefish 58
15 kt ENEL 8:36 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ft
- Carr Point66
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Spot 61
- Bluefish 58
15 kt ENEL 8:36 PM · 0.6 ftH 3:24 AM · 1.6 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.