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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Virginia
Bluff Point
37.69°N · 76.30°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 476 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
85Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
98Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
32Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.
Source: VMRC · 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
Bluff Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Bluff Point
Bluff Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Virginia. Depth is 2-7 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 Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, Spanish mackerel and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. 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.
- 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
- Arthur Cove70
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Spanish mackerel 67
- Scup 65
12 kt NEH 8:54 PM · 1.6 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.6 ft
- Grace Point70
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Little tunny 67
- Scup 65
12 kt NEH 8:54 PM · 1.6 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.6 ft
- Kent Point67
Cape · 2.8 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 67
- Spot 66
- Spanish mackerel 63
12 kt NEH 10:04 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 AM · 0.3 ft
- Jarvis Point66
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 66
- Spot 64
- Spanish mackerel 62
12 kt NEH 10:04 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 AM · 0.3 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.