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Black sea bassShoulder seasonBay · Maryland
Peeks Creek
38.43°N · 75.11°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM
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Best score today · 7 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 305 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMNight bite
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
29Gusts over the limit · capped at 35Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
45Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 7.0 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass 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 · Sync unavailable, last verified Sep 13, 2026
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Peeks Creek
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Outer · Semi-exposedEstuary · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Peeks Creek
Peeks Creek is a bay in Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM, Maryland. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are Atlantic bluefin tuna, mahi-mahi and yellowfin tuna. It is peak season now for yellowfin tuna, little tunny, red drum and scup, and shoulder season for Atlantic bluefin tuna, mahi-mahi, Atlantic croaker and black sea bass. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from June through July and in December. Mahi-mahi peak from August through September. Yellowfin tuna peak from July through September.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Bluefin tuna follow schools of herring, mackerel, sand eels and menhaden over banks, ledges and shoals, mostly in the top 150 feet. Troll spreader bars and daisy chains to find fish, then switch to live bait, chunks or stick baits once a school is located. Heavy tackle and a NOAA HMS permit are required, and size-class limits change through the season.
- Mahi-mahi
- Mahi feed near the surface along weedlines, floating debris, buoys and current edges offshore, in water from the low 70s to the low 80s. Troll ballyhoo or small skirted lures along the weed, and when a school comes up behind the boat keep one hooked fish in the water while you pitch cut bait or jigs to the rest. Look for birds working over weed and flotsam.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Drum Point35
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic bluefin tunaShoulder season- Atlantic bluefin tuna 35
- Mahi-mahi 35
- Yellowfin tuna 35
16 kt NEH 10:01 PM · 1.2 ftL 4:19 AM · 0.5 ft
- Smokehouse Cove35
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 35
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 34
- Mahi-mahi 34
16 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:23 AM · 1.7 ft
- Saltgrass Point35
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 35
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 34
- Mahi-mahi 34
16 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:23 AM · 1.7 ft
- Assawoman Bay35
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 35
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 34
- Mahi-mahi 34
16 kt NEL 1:16 AM · 0.6 ftH 5:23 AM · 1.7 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.