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HaddockPeak season

Cape · Massachusetts

Sias Point

41.73°N · 70.63°W · Cape · Buzzards Bay

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Best score today · 2 AM · Haddock

85/100Epic
Now
496 PM EDT
Best window
7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
High3.3 ft

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24-hour conditions

Friday, Oct 2 · 9 AM

Time9A
Score54Good
Tide1.3 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.3 kn · toward NE
Wind6 kn NWgusts 12 · steady
Air temp63°Mild
WeatherPartly cloudy33% cloud
Water65°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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.

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When Haddock is best here

Peak season for Haddock · 1 more week at peak

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Haddock in Massachusetts

Spot profile

Sias Point

Depth
3-20 ftSlope
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Sias Point

Sias Point is a cape in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 3-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are scup, little tunny and striped bass. It is peak season now for scup, little tunny, striped bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Scup peak from June through September. Little tunny peak from September through October. Striped bass 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.
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

  • Pleasant Harbor

    Bay · 0.4 mi

    78
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 78
    • Little tunny 68
    • Striped bass 68

    8 kt NEL 12:34 AM · 0.8 ftH 5:51 AM · 3.0 ft

  • Onset Bay

    Bay · 0.8 mi

    76
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 76
    • Little tunny 66
    • Striped bass 66

    8 kt NEL 12:34 AM · 0.8 ftH 5:51 AM · 3.0 ft

  • Agawam Point

    Cape · 0.5 mi

    71
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 71
    • Little tunny 68
    • Striped bass 67

    8 kt NEL 1:10 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:05 AM · 3.0 ft

  • Whittemore Point

    Cape · 0.8 mi

    71
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 71
    • Little tunny 70
    • Striped bass 69

    8 kt NEH 6:38 PM · 3.3 ftL 1:23 AM · 0.5 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.