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Best score today · 8 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 643 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.4 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
95Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.1 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 65°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Haddock is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with MassDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: MassDMF · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Haddock is best here
Peak season for Haddock · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Chickadee Ledge
- Depth
- 35-60 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonHaddock
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 Chickadee Ledge
Chickadee Ledge is a bar in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 35-60 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are bluefish, scup and black sea bass. It is peak season now for bluefish, scup, black sea bass and striped bass, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Bluefish peak from June through July and in September. Scup peak from June through September. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September.
Tackle & technique
- Haddock
- Haddock feed on gravel, sand and clay bottom along the edges of banks and ledges, mostly in 120 to 400 feet. They have small, soft mouths, so fish clam or squid on small hooks on a high-low rig, or a light jig with teasers, right on the bottom. Set the hook gently and keep steady pressure on the way up.
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Westport Point78
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 78
- Little tunny 73
- Bluefish 72
5 kt NH 5:19 AM · 2.5 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hen and Chickens74
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 74
- Striped bass 71
- Little tunny 70
5 kt NH 5:19 AM · 2.5 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Black Rocks74
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 74
- Scup 72
- Black sea bass 71
5 kt NH 5:19 AM · 2.5 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.6 ft
- Coxens Ledge71
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 71
- Bluefish 70
- Black sea bass 69
5 kt NH 5:05 AM · 2.9 ftL 11:00 AM · 0.7 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 MassDMF before you keep a fish.