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CobiaShoulder seasonBar · Maryland
Thomas Point Shoal
38.90°N · 76.44°W · Bar · Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
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Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 413 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
51Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
71Wind: 13 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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 yesterday
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
Thomas Point Shoal
- Depth
- 9-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Thomas Point Shoal
Thomas Point Shoal is a bar in Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Maryland. Depth is 9-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for spot, scup, Spanish mackerel and little tunny, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, spotted seatrout and weakfish. Spot peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Fishing Creek73
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Scup 67
- Red drum 65
13 kt ENEL 9:08 AM · 0.8 ftH 2:27 PM · 1.1 ft
- Thomas Point68
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 68
- Little tunny 62
- Scup 62
13 kt ENEL 9:08 AM · 0.8 ftH 2:27 PM · 1.1 ft
- Tolly Point Shoal68
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 68
- Scup 62
- Bluefish 57
13 kt ENEL 9:08 AM · 0.8 ftH 2:27 PM · 1.1 ft
- Saunders Point66
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 66
- Scup 60
- Little tunny 58
13 kt ENEL 9:02 AM · 0.8 ftH 2:16 PM · 1.2 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.