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King mackerelShoulder seasonBend · Maryland
Brewerton Angle
39.20°N · 76.51°W · Bend · Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
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Best score today · 1 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 463 PM EDT
- Best window
- 3-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.3 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
84Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 3 kt SWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 70°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
30Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel 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 King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Brewerton Angle
- Depth
- 20-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonKing mackerel
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 Brewerton Angle
Brewerton Angle is a bend in Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Depth is 20-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and summer flounder. It is peak season now for spot, scup, summer flounder and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, Atlantic croaker, black sea bass and spotted seatrout. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Summer flounder peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Marine Channel65
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Scup 63
- Summer flounder 59
13 kt ENEH 4:23 PM · 1.4 ftL 10:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Sollers Point Flats62
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 62
- Spanish mackerel 59
- Spot 59
13 kt ENEH 4:23 PM · 1.4 ftL 10:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Sparrows Point61
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spot 59
- Scup 58
13 kt ENEH 4:23 PM · 1.4 ftL 10:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Hawkins Point61
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Spot 59
- Scup 58
13 kt ENEH 4:23 PM · 1.4 ftL 10:26 PM · 0.7 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.