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Best score today · 8 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 4711 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.4 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
Tuesday, Sep 22 · 12 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 8 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
43Water temp: 69°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
59Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Barnstable Harbor
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- 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 Barnstable Harbor
Barnstable Harbor is a bay in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, striped bass and black sea bass, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through September. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Mussel Point63
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Striped bass 63
- Bluefish 59
6 kt NNEH 5:27 PM · 9.1 ftL 12:16 AM · 1.7 ft
- Horseshoe Shoal61
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 61
- Little tunny 61
- Atlantic cod 55
6 kt NNEH 5:27 PM · 9.1 ftL 12:16 AM · 1.7 ft
- The Cove61
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 61
- Little tunny 60
- Striped bass 60
6 kt NNEH 5:27 PM · 9.1 ftL 12:16 AM · 1.7 ft
- Bass Hole60
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 60
- Scup 60
- Striped bass 60
6 kt NNEH 5:27 PM · 9.1 ftL 12:16 AM · 1.7 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.