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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Seth Point
38.75°N · 76.31°W · Cape · Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
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Best score today · 12 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 378 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
94Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 9 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
93Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
29Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Seth Point
- Depth
- 1-20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Seth Point
Seth Point is a cape in Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 1-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, Spanish mackerel and spot, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, king mackerel and striped bass. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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
- Green Marsh Point56
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 56
- Scup 55
- Spanish mackerel 52
14 kt NEH 2:22 AM · 1.8 ftL 9:09 AM · 0.8 ft
- Great Marsh Point56
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 56
- Scup 55
- Spanish mackerel 53
14 kt NEH 2:22 AM · 1.8 ftL 9:09 AM · 0.8 ft
- Bald Eagle Point55
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 52
- Spanish mackerel 51
14 kt NEH 2:01 AM · 2.1 ftL 9:03 AM · 1.0 ft
- Turkey Neck Point55
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 52
- Spanish mackerel 51
14 kt NEH 2:01 AM · 2.1 ftL 9:03 AM · 1.0 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.