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Best score today · 8 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 667 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.9 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
66Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.9 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 65°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
72Season: 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 today
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
Dry Ledge
- Depth
- 10-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-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 Dry Ledge
Dry Ledge is a bar in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 10-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are scup, little tunny and black sea bass. It is peak season now for scup, little tunny, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Scup peak from June through September. Little tunny peak from September through October. 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Warren Point76
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 76
- Striped bass 73
- Bluefish 69
6 kt NEL 11:21 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:25 AM · 3.2 ft
- Stony Point Dike75
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Bluefish 73
- Atlantic cod 68
6 kt NEL 11:21 PM · 1.0 ftH 5:25 AM · 3.2 ft
- Great Hill Point74
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Striped bass 72
- Bluefish 68
6 kt NEL 12:27 AM · 1.0 ftH 5:32 AM · 3.5 ft
- Wings Cove74
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 74
- Little tunny 73
- Striped bass 72
6 kt NEL 12:27 AM · 1.0 ftH 5:32 AM · 3.5 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.