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Cape · Maryland

Deepwater Point

38.80°N · 76.21°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 9 PM · Weakfish

72/100Great
Now
468 AM EDT
Best window
9 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing1.1 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions

Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 PM

Time7P
Score67Great
Tide0.7 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.3 kn · toward SW
Wind8 kn SSWgusts 14 · steady
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherClear2% cloud
Water72°FPersisted

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

Deepwater Point

Depth
1-40 ftSlope
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
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 Deepwater Point

Deepwater Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth is 1-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, red drum and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, spotted seatrout, striped bass and black sea bass. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Red drum peak in May and from September 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.
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

  • Tide Mill Cove

    Bay · 0.6 mi

    64
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 64
    • Spanish mackerel 63
    • Red drum 62

    11 kt NNEH 1:13 PM · 1.5 ftL 7:06 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Navy Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    63
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 63
    • Spot 59
    • Red drum 58

    11 kt NNEH 1:13 PM · 1.5 ftL 7:06 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Bennett Point

    Cape · 3.3 mi

    62
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 62
    • Spot 60
    • Scup 56

    11 kt NNEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Seth Point

    Cape · 3.8 mi

    62
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 62
    • Spot 60
    • Scup 56

    11 kt NNEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 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.