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CobiaShoulder season

Cape · Maryland

Deepwater Point

38.80°N · 76.21°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia

70/100Great
Now
362 AM EDT
Best window
2-9 AMEbb tide
Tide now
High2.2 ft

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 AM · now

Time2ANOW
Score36Fair
Tide2.2 ftHigh
CurrentSlack0.0 kn
Wind11 kn Egusts 18 · building
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 2 s
Air temp67°Mild
WeatherOvercast49% chance of rain
Water77°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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

Cobia season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Cobia in Maryland

Spot profile

Deepwater Point

Depth
1-40 ftSlope
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Deepwater Point

Deepwater Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth is 1-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, striped bass and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August.

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

  • Tide Mill Cove

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    72
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 72
    • Scup 66
    • Atlantic croaker 60

    11 kt EH 2:01 AM · 2.2 ftL 9:17 AM · 1.0 ft

  • Bennett Point

    Cape · 3.3 mi

    68
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 68
    • Scup 61
    • Atlantic croaker 56

    11 kt EL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Seth Point

    Cape · 3.8 mi

    68
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 68
    • Scup 61
    • Atlantic croaker 56

    11 kt EL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Navy Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    67
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 67
    • Scup 60
    • Atlantic croaker 55

    11 kt EH 2:01 AM · 2.2 ftL 9:17 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.