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ScupPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Stinking Point
38.13°N · 76.60°W · Cape · Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA
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Best score today · 2 AM · Scup
- Now
- 464 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
44Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
31Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
60Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Scup
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Scup 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 Scup is best here
Peak season for Scup · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Stinking Point
- Depth
- 4-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonScup
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 Stinking Point
Stinking Point is a cape in Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Virginia. Depth is 4-6 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 red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and Atlantic croaker. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Coles Point68
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 68
- Spot 63
- Spanish mackerel 61
15 kt ENEL 5:29 PM · 0.5 ftH 12:45 AM · 1.7 ft
- Ragged Point64
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spot 62
- Spanish mackerel 58
13 kt NEL 5:29 PM · 0.5 ftH 12:45 AM · 1.7 ft
- Sandy Point64
Cape · 5.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spot 62
- Sheepshead 57
17 kt ENEL 5:39 PM · 0.5 ftH 12:34 AM · 1.4 ft
- Thorns Point62
Cape · 15 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 62
- Little tunny 61
- Spanish mackerel 56
13 kt NEL 5:57 PM · 0.5 ftH 12:23 AM · 1.7 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.