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CobiaShoulder seasonBay · Virginia
Womans Bay
37.84°N · 75.51°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM
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Best score today · 2 AM · Cobia
- Now
- 307 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing4.0 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
54Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
21Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 19 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.7 ftSeason & habitat · Cobia
Species seasonality
57Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of 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
Womans Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Womans Bay
Womans Bay is a bay in Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM, Virginia. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are Atlantic bluefin tuna, black sea bass and bluefish. It is peak season now for yellowfin tuna, little tunny, red drum and scup, and shoulder season for Atlantic bluefin tuna, black sea bass, bluefish and king mackerel. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from June through July and in December. Black sea bass peak from May through June and from October through November. 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.
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Bluefin tuna follow schools of herring, mackerel, sand eels and menhaden over banks, ledges and shoals, mostly in the top 150 feet. Troll spreader bars and daisy chains to find fish, then switch to live bait, chunks or stick baits once a school is located. Heavy tackle and a NOAA HMS permit are required, and size-class limits change through the season.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Oyster Bay35
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- Black sea bass 35
- Bluefish 35
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- Assawoman Inlet35
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic bluefin tunaShoulder season- Atlantic bluefin tuna 35
- Black sea bass 35
- Bluefish 35
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- Arbuckle Neck30
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic bluefin tunaShoulder season- Atlantic bluefin tuna 30
- Atlantic croaker 30
- Black sea bass 30
19 kt NEL 1:35 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:12 AM · 2.8 ft
- Bogues Bay30
Bay · 2.5 mi
Top: Atlantic bluefin tunaShoulder season- Atlantic bluefin tuna 30
- Atlantic croaker 30
- Black sea bass 30
19 kt NEL 1:35 AM · 0.4 ftH 7:12 AM · 2.8 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.