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CobiaShoulder seasonCape · Virginia
West Point
37.83°N · 75.98°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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Best score today · 9 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 4511 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.3 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
62Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 10 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
43Season: 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 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
West Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 West Point
West Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Virginia. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, little tunny and bluefish. It is peak season now for spot, little tunny, red drum and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, Atlantic croaker and black sea bass. Spot peak from August through October. Little tunny peak from September 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.
- 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
- Mailboat Harbor73
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Red drum 67
- Sheepshead 66
10 kt ENEL 3:48 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:29 AM · 1.3 ft
- Tangier North Channel70
Channel · 0.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 70
- Red drum 64
- Sheepshead 63
10 kt ENEL 3:48 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:29 AM · 1.3 ft
- Fishing Gut69
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
- Scup 61
10 kt ENEL 3:48 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:29 AM · 1.3 ft
- East Point64
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 64
- Little tunny 63
- Bluefish 59
10 kt ENEL 3:48 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:29 AM · 1.3 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.