NWS zone ANZ250 · New England
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary fishing forecast
Massachusetts · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 2
- Species scored
- 13
- Tide stations
- 0
Overview
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is NWS marine zone ANZ250 on the Massachusetts Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 2 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.
13 species are scored here in this forecast; Black sea bass, Atlantic cod, Haddock, Atlantic bluefin tuna and Bluefish are at peak season now.
At 1:00 PM it scores 50 (good), led by Black sea bass. The best window for the rest of today is 6-9 PM (flood tide), peaking at 55 for Black sea bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM, scoring 76.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 1:06 PM EDT.
Best window today
6-9 PM · Flood tide
Top species: Black sea bass
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Sep 23
59
12 AM
Striped bass
Thu, Sep 24
61
7 PM
Striped bass
Fri, Sep 25
60
12 AM
Striped bass
Sat, Sep 26
49
12 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Sep 27
59
5 PM
Atlantic cod
Mon, Sep 28
68
8 AM
Striped bass
Tue, Sep 29
73
6 PM
Black sea bass
Wed, Sep 30
75
4 PM
Black sea bass
Thu, Oct 1
76
5 PM
Striped bass
Best day
Fri, Oct 2
72
6 AM
Striped bass
Sat, Oct 3
68
3 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Oct 4
66
8 AM
Little tunny
Mon, Oct 5
69
5 PM
Little tunny
Tue, Oct 6
66
12 AM
Striped bass
Species · 13
Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (75)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (70)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (65)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (66)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 5 PM (66)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (76)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (54)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (75)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (68)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (61)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (64)
Off season, about 9 more weeks · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 9 AM (35)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Wed, Sep 30 at 4 PM (42)
Named spots · 2
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. Synced with MassDMF Sep 23, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with MassDMF before you keep a fish.