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Cape · Virginia

Stingray Point

37.56°N · 76.30°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA

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Best score today · 8 AM · Cobia

74/100Great
Now
3911 PM EDT
Best window
11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.2 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Wed · 82

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 PM · now

Time11PNOW
Score39Fair
Tide1.2 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentSlack0.1 kn
Wind11 kn NEgusts 23 · steady
Sea stateModerate3.0 ft · 4 s
Air temp69°Warm
WeatherOvercast96% chance of rain
Water78°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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.

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Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Cobia is best here

Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder

Cobia season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Cobia · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Stingray Point

Depth
2-4 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 Stingray Point

Stingray Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Windmill Point to New Point Comfort VA, Virginia. Depth is 2-4 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, black sea bass and Atlantic croaker. 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

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  • Mosquito Point

    Cape · 4.8 mi

    60
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 60
    • Little tunny 56
    • Bluefish 55

    11 kt NEL 3:58 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:51 AM · 1.4 ft

  • Rappahanncock Spit

    Bar · 3.7 mi

    59
    Top: BluefishShoulder season
    • Bluefish 59
    • Spot 59
    • Little tunny 58

    11 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:17 AM · 1.5 ft

  • Rappahannock Spit

    Bar · 4.3 mi

    59
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 59
    • Bluefish 58
    • Little tunny 57

    11 kt NEL 3:30 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:16 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Deep Hole Point

    Cape · 4.3 mi

    59
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 59
    • Little tunny 58
    • Bluefish 57

    11 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.6 ftH 9:17 AM · 1.5 ft

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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.