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CobiaShoulder season

Cape · Maryland

Seth Point

38.84°N · 76.26°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 7 AM · Cobia

73/100Great
Now
454 AM EDT
Best window
6-8 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.6 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Saturday, Sep 26 · 8 AM

Time8A
Score48Good
Tide1.0 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.6 kn · toward S
Wind16 kn Ngusts 23 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.0 ft · 3 s
Air temp64°Mild
WeatherOvercast92% cloud
Water70°FBias corrected

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

Seth Point

Depth
2-10 ftNearest water
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 Seth Point

Seth Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 2-10 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and bluefish. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, red drum and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, black sea bass and striped bass. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November.

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

  • Wells Cove

    Bay · 2.1 mi

    70
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 70
    • Red drum 64
    • Sheepshead 63

    13 kt ENEL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Bennett Point

    Cape · 3.1 mi

    67
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 67
    • Little tunny 64
    • Red drum 60

    13 kt ENEL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Eastern Bay

    Bay · 3.5 mi

    67
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 67
    • Red drum 63
    • Sheepshead 63

    13 kt ENEL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 ft

  • Wades Point

    Cape · 2.2 mi

    66
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 66
    • Little tunny 63
    • Bluefish 59

    13 kt ENEL 8:51 AM · 0.9 ftH 1:57 PM · 1.3 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.