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Best score today · 7 PM · Spot
- Now
- 647 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low1.0 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
45Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
86Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
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
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Wells Cove
- Depth
- 35-45 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- 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 Wells Cove
Wells Cove is a bay in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth is 35-45 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, Spanish mackerel and scup. It is peak season now for spot, Spanish mackerel, scup and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, weakfish and cobia. Spot peak from August through October. Spanish mackerel peak from July through September. Scup peak from June through October.
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.
- Spanish mackerel
- Spanish mackerel school along beaches and around inlets, jetties, piers and bridge-tunnel structures, and along tide rips in 5 to 40 feet of water once the water climbs above about 68 degrees F. Troll small spoons or cast metal jigs and retrieve fast, or look for birds diving on bait and cast into the school. FWC calls for a 30 to 60 pound monofilament leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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
- Crab Alley Bay69
Bay · 3.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 64
- Spanish mackerel 64
10 kt NEL 7:28 AM · 1.1 ftH 11:57 AM · 1.3 ft
- Seth Point64
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spot 62
- Spanish mackerel 59
10 kt NEH 11:01 AM · 1.2 ftL 4:29 PM · 0.8 ft
- Parsons Point64
Cape · 2.5 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 64
- Spot 62
- Spanish mackerel 59
10 kt NEL 7:28 AM · 1.1 ftH 11:57 AM · 1.3 ft
- Wades Point63
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 63
- Spot 60
- Spanish mackerel 58
10 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.