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CobiaShoulder seasonBay · New York
Milton Harbor
40.95°N · 73.70°W · Bay · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
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Best score today · 12 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 463 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.4 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
42Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
60Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 NYSDEC before you keep a fish.
Source: NYSDEC · 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
Milton Harbor
- Depth
- Up to 9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Milton Harbor
Milton Harbor is a bay in Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, New York. Depth is up to 9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and sheepshead. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for black sea bass, bluefish, striped bass and king mackerel. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Sheepshead 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.
- 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
- Maries Neck64
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Bluefish 55
- Spot 55
11 kt ENEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Rye Point64
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Bluefish 55
- Spot 55
11 kt ENEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Greenhaven Channel61
Gut · 0.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 61
- Sheepshead 59
- Red drum 58
11 kt ENEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Mill Pond59
Flat · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 59
- Little tunny 56
- Summer flounder 56
11 kt ENEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 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 NYSDEC before you keep a fish.