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King mackerelShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Possum Point
38.99°N · 76.45°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD
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Best score today · 7 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 462 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-9 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
62Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 78°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.
Source: Maryland DNR · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Possum Point
- Depth
- 2-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonKing mackerel
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 Possum Point
Possum Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Maryland. Depth is 2-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and red drum. It is peak season now for spot, scup, red drum and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, spotted seatrout and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Red drum peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
- 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
- Mill Creek75
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 75
- Red drum 66
- Scup 66
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.9 ft
- Whitehall Bay75
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 75
- Scup 68
- Atlantic croaker 63
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.9 ft
- Bowdoin Point69
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 61
- Red drum 59
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.9 ft
- Whitehall Flats69
Flat · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
- Scup 63
12 kt ENEH 2:38 AM · 1.6 ftL 9:15 AM · 0.9 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 Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.