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CobiaShoulder seasonBay · Maryland
Brannock Bay
38.59°N · 76.27°W · Bay · Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
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Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 5011 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
84Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
54Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.1 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
Brannock Bay
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Brannock Bay
Brannock Bay is a bay in Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Maryland. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and red drum. It is peak season now for spot, scup, red drum and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, weakfish, Atlantic croaker and striped bass. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Red drum peak in May and from September 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.
- 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
- Covey Creek69
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Red drum 68
- Scup 66
14 kt NEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Trippe Bay69
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 66
- Red drum 65
14 kt NEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Hills Point Cove69
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 66
- Red drum 65
14 kt NEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Covey Point66
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Spot 64
- Bluefish 62
14 kt NEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 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.