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SpotPeak season

Cape · Maryland

Seth Point

38.84°N · 76.26°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 7 PM · Little tunny

75/100Great
Now
7110 AM EDT
Best window
6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
High1.1 ft

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 10 AM · now

Time10ANOW
Score71Great
Tide1.1 ftHigh
CurrentFlood0.2 kn · toward NNE
Wind8 kn NEgusts 16 · easing
Sea stateLight chop0.9 ft · 2 s
Air temp70°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy27% cloud
Water77°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Spot 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 today

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Spot is best here

Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak

Spot season by week of the year. Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak.
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  • Shoulder
  • Off
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Spot in Maryland

Spot profile

Seth Point

Depth
2-10 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
Season
Peak seasonSpot

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 Seth Point

Seth Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 2-10 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and sheepshead, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, black sea bass and cobia. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August.

Tackle & technique

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.
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.
Atlantic croaker
Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Wells Cove

    Bay · 2.1 mi

    73
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 73
    • Scup 71
    • Atlantic croaker 64

    8 kt NEH 11:01 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Bennett Point

    Cape · 3.1 mi

    71
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 71
    • Scup 67
    • Atlantic croaker 60

    8 kt NEH 11:01 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Eastern Bay

    Bay · 3.5 mi

    71
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 71
    • Spot 71
    • Atlantic croaker 64

    8 kt NEH 11:01 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Wades Point

    Cape · 2.2 mi

    70
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 70
    • Scup 66
    • Atlantic croaker 59

    8 kt NEH 11:01 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 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.