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Best score today · 7 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 532 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 8 kt WSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 65°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
49Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: 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
Fort Flat
- Depth
- 6-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Flat · Inner · Semi-exposedFlat · 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 Fort Flat
Fort Flat is a flat in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 6-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads flat, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, scup and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for black sea bass, scup, Atlantic cod and little tunny, and shoulder season for summer flounder and tautog. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October.
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.
- 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.
- 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
- New Bedford Harbor68
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 68
- Scup 68
- Little tunny 64
9 kt NEH 5:04 PM · 3.4 ftL 11:48 PM · 0.9 ft
- Clarks Cove67
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 67
- Black sea bass 62
- Bluefish 62
9 kt NEH 5:04 PM · 3.4 ftL 11:48 PM · 0.9 ft
- Little Bay63
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 63
- Bluefish 59
- Black sea bass 58
10 kt NNEH 4:53 PM · 3.2 ftL 11:23 PM · 0.9 ft
- Butler Flats62
Flat · 1.3 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 62
- Scup 61
- Atlantic cod 59
9 kt NEH 5:04 PM · 3.4 ftL 11:48 PM · 0.9 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.