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Best score today · 10 PM · Haddock
- Now
- 532 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.6 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
88Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
55Water temp: 62°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
50Season: 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
West Gutter
- Depth
- 2-10 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 West Gutter
West Gutter is a gut in Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts. Depth is 2-10 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for black sea bass, scup, striped bass and Atlantic cod, 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. 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.
- 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
- Lackeys Bay68
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 68
- Black sea bass 68
- Scup 66
11 kt NEH 5:50 PM · 3.3 ftL 12:06 AM · 0.6 ft
- Inner Harbor65
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 65
- Scup 63
- Striped bass 63
11 kt NEH 5:50 PM · 3.3 ftL 12:06 AM · 0.6 ft
- Middle Gate64
Gut · 0.3 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 64
- Scup 62
- Striped bass 62
11 kt NEH 5:50 PM · 3.3 ftL 12:06 AM · 0.6 ft
- East Gutter64
Gut · 0.5 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 64
- Scup 62
- Striped bass 62
11 kt NEH 5:50 PM · 3.3 ftL 12:06 AM · 0.6 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.