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Cape · Maryland

Holland Point

38.70°N · 76.23°W · Cape · Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River

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Best score today · 12 AM · Weakfish

70/100Great
Now
437 PM EDT
Best window
9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.0 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM

Time6P
Score68Great
Tide1.6 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.3 kn · toward E
Wind2 kn WSWgusts 12 · steady
Air temp70°Warm
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water70°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Weakfish 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 today

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Weakfish is best here

Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder

Weakfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Weakfish in Maryland

Spot profile

Holland Point

Depth
1-5 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonWeakfish

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 Holland Point

Holland Point is a cape in Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Maryland. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, bluefish and scup. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, Spanish mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November. Scup peak from June through October.

Tackle & technique

Weakfish
Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
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.
Bluefish
Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Cedar Point

    Cape · 2.8 mi

    62
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 62
    • Bluefish 53
    • Scup 53

    15 kt NEH 1:58 AM · 2.3 ftL 9:04 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Old Orchard Point

    Cape · 2.8 mi

    59
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 59
    • Bluefish 52
    • Spanish mackerel 52

    15 kt NEH 1:58 AM · 2.3 ftL 9:04 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Bridge Creek

    Bay · 1.9 mi

    58
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 58
    • Red drum 57
    • Scup 57

    15 kt NEH 1:58 AM · 2.3 ftL 9:04 AM · 1.1 ft

  • Nelson Island Shoal

    Bar · 2.4 mi

    57
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 57
    • Spanish mackerel 57
    • Bluefish 54

    15 kt NEH 1:58 AM · 2.3 ftL 9:04 AM · 1.1 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.