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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonBay · Maryland
Trippe Bay
38.60°N · 76.29°W · Bay · Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
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Best score today · 1 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 539 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
100Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
46Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Trippe Bay
- Depth
- 5-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- 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 Trippe Bay
Trippe Bay is a bay in Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Maryland. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and sheepshead. It is peak season now for spot, scup, sheepshead and red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, weakfish and black sea bass. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Sheepshead 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.
- 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
- Brannock Bay68
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 68
- Scup 65
- Sheepshead 63
14 kt ENEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Covey Creek67
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 67
- Scup 64
- Red drum 62
14 kt ENEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Cook Point Cove67
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 67
- Scup 64
- Sheepshead 61
14 kt ENEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 AM · 1.0 ft
- Covey Point61
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spot 60
- Bluefish 58
14 kt ENEH 1:48 AM · 2.1 ftL 8:54 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.