NWS zone ANZ650 · Mid-Atlantic
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM fishing forecast
Maryland · Atlantic coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 53
- Species scored
- 21
- Tide stations
- 2
Overview
Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM is NWS marine zone ANZ650 on the Maryland Atlantic coast, in the Mid-Atlantic species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as open coast, near shore. It holds 53 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 2 NOAA tide stations nearby.
21 species are scored here in this forecast; Yellowfin tuna, Mahi-mahi, Little tunny, Red drum and Scup are at peak season now.
At 3:00 AM it scores 53 (good), led by Bluefish. The best window for the rest of today is 6-10 AM (flood tide), peaking at 56 for Bluefish. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM, scoring 83.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 3:06 AM EDT.
Best window today
6-10 AM · Flood tide
Top species: Bluefish
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Wed, Sep 23
56
7 AM
Bluefish
Thu, Sep 24
61
9 PM
Striped bass
Fri, Sep 25
67
8 AM
Striped bass
Sat, Sep 26
67
8 AM
Striped bass
Sun, Sep 27
73
6 PM
Little tunny
Mon, Sep 28
82
3 PM
Spot
Tue, Sep 29
81
3 AM
Spot
Wed, Sep 30
81
5 PM
Spot
Thu, Oct 1
83
5 PM
Spot
Best day
Fri, Oct 2
79
6 PM
Red drum
Sat, Oct 3
77
7 AM
Little tunny
Sun, Oct 4
80
5 PM
Red drum
Mon, Oct 5
75
8 AM
Little tunny
Tue, Oct 6
76
9 AM
Little tunny
Species · 21
Listed for the Mid-Atlantic region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (73)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 9 AM (76)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (59)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 5 PM (70)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (55)
Peak season, changing this week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (49)
Shoulder season, about 9 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (57)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (80)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 5 PM (80)
Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (82)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 5 PM (71)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (66)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (83)
Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (72)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 3 PM (68)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Tue, Sep 29 at 5 PM (61)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Sun, Oct 4 at 5 PM (77)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Mon, Sep 28 at 2 PM (66)
Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 8 AM (75)
Off season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Sun, Sep 27 at 4 AM (35)
Named spots · 53
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Assawoman BayBay · 5 to 7 ft · ExposedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Cedar PointCape · 1 to 6 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Greys InletBay · 0 ft · ProtectedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Jenkins PointCape · 0 to 7 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Saltgrass PointCape · 0 to 6 ft · ProtectedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Smokehouse CoveBay · 0 to 1 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- The PocketBay · 0 to 5 ft · ProtectedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Wight PointCape · 2 to 6 ft · ExposedTop now: Bluefish53Good
- Big Bay PointCape · 0 to 5 ft · ExposedTop now: Bluefish52Good
- Brockatonorton BayBay · 3 to 4 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish52Good
- Chincoteague BayBay · 8 to 9 ft · ExposedTop now: Bluefish52Good
- Drum PointCape · 2 to 16 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Bluefish52Good
41 more spots, A to Z
- Assacorkin Thorofare46
- Bluefish Cove50
- Bridge Creek51
- Cotter Cove50
- Drum Point47
- Easter Opening51
- Fassett Point51
- Goose Point51
- Grays Cove52
- Gum Point49
- Hallbrooks Gut51
- Hog Island Point44
- Hunting Point44
- Isle of Wight Bay50
- Johnson Bay46
- Keyser Point50
- Knot Point51
- Little Gull Bank30
- Log Point51
- Lone Cedar Point47
- Martin Bay52
- Muddy Thorofare52
- Newport Bay51
- Octopus Pond50
- Orchard Creek50
- Peeks Creek46
- Rowley Cove46
- Sandy Cove51
- Shell Point44
- Sinepuxent Bay51
- Sinepuxent Neck50
- South Point51
- Spence Cove51
- The Thorofare50
- Turpin Cove50
- Whales Gizzard Shoals52
- White Rock48
- Windmill Cove51
- Windmill Point51
- Wire Pond50
- Woods Point47
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Synced with Maryland DNR Sep 22, 2026.
No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.
Other Maryland bay systems
- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA10
- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD8
- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD35
- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD33
- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD59
- Chester River to Queenstown MD11
- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River46
- Eastern Bay18
- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor39
- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD11
- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island166
- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD8
- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD3