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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Stony Point
39.17°N · 76.51°W · Cape · Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
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Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 412 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
70Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
32Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Stony Point
- Depth
- 2-15 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 Stony Point
Stony Point is a cape in Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 2-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spot peak from August 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.
- 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
- Brewerton Angle66
Bend · 2.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 66
- Scup 65
- Sheepshead 61
14 kt ENEH 4:23 PM · 1.4 ftL 10:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Cox Creek64
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 64
- Spot 64
- Red drum 60
14 kt ENEH 4:26 PM · 1.3 ftL 10:15 PM · 0.6 ft
- Goose Neck61
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Scup 59
- Spot 59
14 kt ENEH 4:26 PM · 1.3 ftL 10:15 PM · 0.6 ft
- Rock Point61
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Scup 57
- Spot 57
14 kt ENEH 4:26 PM · 1.3 ftL 10:15 PM · 0.6 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.