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Best score today · 6 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4211 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.1 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
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
81Wind: 1 kt WSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
61Water temp: 65°F, coldLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.5 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
34Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
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
Crab Creek Point
- Depth
- 2-70 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Crab Creek Point
Crab Creek Point is a cape in Peconic and Gardiners Bays, New York. Depth in the nearest water is 2-70 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and sheepshead, and shoulder season for striped bass, black sea bass, bluefish and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Striped bass peak from April through May and from October through December.
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
Other spots within an easy run
- Shelter Island Sound65
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Little tunny 62
- Red drum 61
16 kt NEL 3:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 9:35 AM · 2.4 ft
- Crab Creek63
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Red drum 61
- Scup 61
16 kt NEL 3:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 9:35 AM · 2.4 ft
- West Neck Bay63
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Little tunny 59
- Sheepshead 59
16 kt NEL 2:41 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:06 AM · 2.6 ft
- West Neck Harbor63
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Little tunny 61
- Striped bass 61
16 kt NEL 3:30 AM · 0.5 ftH 9:57 AM · 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 NYSDEC before you keep a fish.