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SpotPeak seasonChannel · Maryland
Penwood Channel
39.20°N · 76.46°W · Channel · Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
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Best score today · 8 AM · Spot
- Now
- 773 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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
Tuesday, Sep 22 · 2 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
98Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 11 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
93Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 yesterday
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
Penwood Channel
- Depth
- 15-30 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Penwood Channel
Penwood Channel is a channel in Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Depth is 15-30 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and scup. It is peak season now for spot, scup, red drum and summer flounder, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spotted seatrout, weakfish and black sea bass. Spot peak from August through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Sparrows Point Channel77
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 77
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Scup 67
9 kt NH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ftL 10:47 AM · 1.0 ft
- Old Road Bay76
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 76
- Scup 67
- Atlantic croaker 64
9 kt NH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ftL 10:47 AM · 1.0 ft
- North Point73
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Scup 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
9 kt NH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ftL 10:47 AM · 1.0 ft
- North Shoal73
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Scup 64
- Atlantic croaker 61
9 kt NH 3:33 AM · 1.7 ftL 10:47 AM · 1.0 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.