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Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 391 PM EDT
- Best window
- 2-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 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
66Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
51Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 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
Round Shoal
- Depth
- 10-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Round Shoal
Round Shoal is a bar in New York Harbor. Depth is 10-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, summer flounder and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, king mackerel and striped bass. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June 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.
- 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
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- Spot 62
- Sheepshead 60
9 kt ENEH 5:31 PM · 5.1 ftL 12:05 AM · 0.8 ft
- Raritan Bay West Reach64
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Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 64
- Spot 62
- Sheepshead 60
9 kt ENEH 5:31 PM · 5.1 ftL 12:05 AM · 0.8 ft
- Seguine Point63
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Scup 58
- Bluefish 56
9 kt ENEH 5:31 PM · 5.1 ftL 12:05 AM · 0.8 ft
- Red Bank Reach63
Channel · 1.0 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 63
- Spot 60
- Sheepshead 59
9 kt ENEH 5:31 PM · 5.1 ftL 12:05 AM · 0.8 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.