Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ231 · New England

Cape Cod Bay fishing forecast

Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

Score now

66Great
Tautog · 10:00 PM EDT
Named spots
44
Species scored
10
Tide stations
2
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Overview

Cape Cod Bay is NWS marine zone ANZ231 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 44 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.

10 species are scored here in this forecast; Tautog is at peak season now.

At 10:00 PM it scores 66 (great), led by Tautog. The best window for the rest of today is 10-11 PM (ebb current), peaking at 66 for Tautog. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sun, Nov 1 at 6 AM, scoring 80.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 10:03 PM EDT.

Best window today

10-11 PM · Ebb current

Top species: Tautog

66Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Sat, Oct 31

    78

    6 PM

    Tautog

  2. Sun, Nov 1

    80

    6 AM

    Tautog

    Best day

  3. Mon, Nov 2

    80

    7 AM

    Tautog

  4. Tue, Nov 3

    80

    8 AM

    Tautog

  5. Wed, Nov 4

    77

    5 PM

    Tautog

  6. Thu, Nov 5

    80

    6 AM

    Tautog

  7. Fri, Nov 6

    77

    7 AM

    Tautog

  8. Sat, Nov 7

    78

    2 PM

    Tautog

  9. Sun, Nov 8

    75

    6 AM

    Tautog

  10. Mon, Nov 9

    78

    3 PM

    Tautog

  11. Tue, Nov 10

    74

    8 AM

    Tautog

  12. Wed, Nov 11

    72

    8 AM

    Tautog

  13. Thu, Nov 12

    67

    9 AM

    Tautog

  14. Fri, Nov 13

    35

    12 AM

    Atlantic cod

Species · 10

Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

66Great
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Peak season, about 3 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 AM (80)

59Good
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 PM (75)

58Good
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 6 PM (70)

51Good
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 3 at 8 AM (64)

51Good
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 6 PM (63)

47Good
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 6 AM (63)

47Good
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 1 AM (54)

35Fair
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Off season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 44

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

32 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

ChathamNOAA 844743518.1 miWoods HoleNOAA 844793033.1 mi

Regulations

MassDMF saltwater regulations Buy a Massachusetts fishing license License types

Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with MassDMF Oct 31, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MassDMF before you keep a fish.

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