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Cape · Maryland

Brian Point

38.93°N · 76.21°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 6 AM · Weakfish

74/100Great
Now
4510 AM EDT
Best window
1-7 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.1 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Tuesday, Sep 29 · 5 PM

Time5P
Score67Great
Tide1.5 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.3 kn · toward N
Wind12 kn NWgusts 24 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 3 s
Air temp65°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy81% cloud
Water69°FModel

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 yesterday

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

Brian 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 Brian Point

Brian Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, 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, scup and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, spotted seatrout, weakfish and Atlantic croaker. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spot peak from August 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.
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

  • Cabin Creek

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    61
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 61
    • Scup 61
    • Spot 61

    10 kt NEH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ftL 7:45 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Prospect Bay

    Bay · 1.4 mi

    61
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 61
    • Spot 61
    • Red drum 58

    10 kt NEH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ftL 7:45 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Narrow Point

    Cape · 2.1 mi

    57
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 57
    • Scup 55
    • Spot 55

    10 kt NEH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ftL 7:45 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Bluff Point

    Cape · 2.2 mi

    57
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 57
    • Scup 55
    • Spot 55

    10 kt NEH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ftL 7:45 PM · 0.8 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.