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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · New Jersey
Kelly Point
39.65°N · 75.54°W · Cape · Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE
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Best score today · 7 PM · Cobia
- Now
- 512 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
50Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC
76Water temp: 74°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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 NJFW before you keep a fish.
Source: NJFW · 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
Kelly Point
- Depth
- Up to 30 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Kelly Point
Kelly Point is a cape in Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE, New Jersey. Depth in the nearest water is up to 30 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, bluefish and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, red drum and summer flounder, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, weakfish and spotted seatrout. Little tunny peak from September through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September.
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.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Marsh Point75
Cape · 4.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Bluefish 67
- Spanish mackerel 65
12 kt ENEL 4:03 PM · 0.7 ftH 9:49 PM · 5.8 ft
- Deepwater Point73
Cape · 4.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Bluefish 65
- Spanish mackerel 63
12 kt ENEL 4:36 PM · 0.7 ftH 10:21 PM · 6.0 ft
- Baker Shoal71
Bar · 11 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spanish mackerel 69
- Bluefish 68
12 kt ENEL 3:11 PM · 0.8 ftH 9:10 PM · 6.5 ft
- Baker Range66
Channel · 12 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Summer flounder 66
- Spot 65
12 kt ENEL 3:11 PM · 0.8 ftH 9:10 PM · 6.5 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 NJFW before you keep a fish.