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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
606 AM EDT
Best window
6-9 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.4 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Wednesday, Sep 30 · 5 PM

Time5P
Score72Great
Tide1.2 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood1.0 kn · toward N
Wind3 kn NNEgusts 15 · steady
Air temp69°Warm
WeatherClear19% cloud
Water72°FPersisted

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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, spot and Spanish mackerel. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, Spanish mackerel and red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, spotted seatrout, striped bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September.

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.
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.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Cabin Creek

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    75
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 75
    • Red drum 74
    • Summer flounder 71

    11 kt NNEL 9:20 AM · 1.0 ftH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ft

  • Prospect Bay

    Bay · 1.4 mi

    75
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 75
    • Red drum 72
    • Spanish mackerel 72

    11 kt NNEL 9:20 AM · 1.0 ftH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ft

  • Narrow Point

    Cape · 2.1 mi

    74
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 74
    • Spot 70
    • Spanish mackerel 68

    11 kt NNEL 9:20 AM · 1.0 ftH 1:55 PM · 1.4 ft

  • Bluff Point

    Cape · 2.2 mi

    74
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 74
    • Spot 70
    • Spanish mackerel 68

    11 kt NNEL 9:20 AM · 1.0 ftH 1:55 PM · 1.4 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.