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CobiaShoulder seasonBay · Maryland
Annapolis Roads
38.97°N · 76.46°W · Bay · Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
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Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 428 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
36Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
46Wind: 15 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
56Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 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 little tunny, scup and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, Spanish mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for bluefish, weakfish, black sea bass and striped bass. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spanish mackerel 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.
- 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
- Greenbury Point63
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Bluefish 53
- Spanish mackerel 53
15 kt ENEH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:54 AM · 0.8 ft
- Chinks Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spanish mackerel 53
- Bluefish 52
15 kt ENEH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:54 AM · 0.8 ft
- Horn Point61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spanish mackerel 53
- Bluefish 52
15 kt ENEH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:54 AM · 0.8 ft
- Carr Point61
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spanish mackerel 53
- Bluefish 52
15 kt ENEH 3:24 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:54 AM · 0.8 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.