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Spotted seatroutShoulder season

Cape · Maryland

Sob Point

38.22°N · 75.83°W · Cape · Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island

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Best score today · 10 AM · Spotted seatrout

77/100Great
Now
506 AM EDT
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9 AM-12 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing0.8 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 6 AM · now

Time6ANOW
Score50Good
Tide0.8 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.5 kn · toward WSW
Wind12 kn NEgusts 22 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.2 ft · 3 s
Air temp61°Mild
WeatherOvercast58% chance of rain
Water70°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Spotted seatrout 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 Spotted seatrout is best here

Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder

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

Spot profile

Sob Point

Depth
Up to 5 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonSpotted seatrout

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 Sob Point

Sob Point is a cape in Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is up to 5 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 striped bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, red drum and scup, and shoulder season for striped bass, bluefish, black sea bass and spotted seatrout. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Striped bass peak from April through May and from October through December.

Tackle & technique

Spotted seatrout
Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
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

  • Nail Point

    Cape · 0.9 mi

    69
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 69
    • Spot 61
    • Striped bass 60

    12 kt NEL 7:04 AM · 0.8 ftH 12:54 PM · 2.5 ft

  • Bay Point

    Cape · 0.3 mi

    67
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 67
    • Spot 58
    • Striped bass 58

    12 kt NEL 6:40 AM · 0.7 ftH 12:28 PM · 2.4 ft

  • Monie Point

    Cape · 1.2 mi

    67
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 67
    • Spot 58
    • Striped bass 58

    12 kt NEL 6:40 AM · 0.7 ftH 12:28 PM · 2.4 ft

  • Monie Bay

    Bay · 0.4 mi

    64
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 64
    • Spot 64
    • Red drum 61

    12 kt NEL 6:40 AM · 0.7 ftH 12:28 PM · 2.4 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.