Cape Charles Town Pier, Northampton County, VA
Cobia fishing today
Cobia harvest is closed today.
33/100
Why today scores 33
- 60°F water — Below Cobia's active range (68–85°F)
- 7 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Cape Charles Town Pier
- Water temp
- 60°F
- Air temp
- 71°F
- Wind
- 7 mph NW
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:20 AM / 7:44 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny
About Cobia
Rachycentron canadum. Summer sight-casting target at channel markers, navigation buoys, and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Hard-fighting, eel-bodied predator — looks a bit like a shark from above. Cast bucktails or live eels to cruising fish; chunking at anchor over wrecks also works. VA is the mid-Atlantic hot spot for cobia.
Preferred water temp: 68–85°F (ideal 76°F). Preferred tide: either.
VA regulations
- Minimum size
- 43"
- Daily creel limit
- 1
Virginia tidal waters: 43-inch minimum total length. 1 fish per person, 2 fish per vessel (whichever is more restrictive). Open only June 15–September 20. Highly regulated ASMFC/SAFMC-managed species — annual possession cap also applies. VMRC regulation 4VAC20-510. Differs substantially from MD (also ASMFC-managed but MD season shorter).
Source: VA regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.