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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Great Point
37.96°N · 75.89°W · Cape · Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island
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Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 441 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.2 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 · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
43Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
40Season: 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 · Sync unavailable, last verified Sep 13, 2026
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
Great Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Great Point
Great Point is a cape in Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island, Maryland. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, sheepshead and scup, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Watkins Pointe (historical)68
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Spot 61
- Bluefish 59
13 kt NEL 5:18 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:23 PM · 2.0 ft
- Muddy Creek66
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 66
- Red drum 62
- Scup 62
13 kt NEL 5:18 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:23 PM · 2.0 ft
- Green Straits61
Channel · 3.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 61
- Sheepshead 60
- Black sea bass 58
13 kt NEL 5:18 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:23 PM · 2.0 ft
- Cedar Island Creek60
Bay · 2.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Red drum 58
- Bluefish 57
13 kt NEL 5:18 PM · 0.1 ftH 11:23 PM · 2.0 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.