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SpotPeak seasonCape · Maryland
Stony Point
39.17°N · 76.51°W · Cape · Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor
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Best score today · 8 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 684 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.7 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
Saturday, Oct 3 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: 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
Stony Point
- Depth
- 2-15 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 Stony Point
Stony Point is a cape in Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 2-15 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 red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, spotted seatrout and striped bass. 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
- Brewerton Angle75
Bend · 2.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Scup 65
8 kt NL 10:49 AM · 0.8 ftH 3:25 PM · 1.3 ft
- Cox Creek74
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 74
- Scup 65
- Atlantic croaker 62
8 kt NL 10:38 AM · 0.8 ftH 3:28 PM · 1.2 ft
- Goose Neck69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Scup 60
- Atlantic croaker 57
8 kt NL 10:38 AM · 0.8 ftH 3:28 PM · 1.2 ft
- Rock Point68
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 68
- Scup 59
- Atlantic croaker 56
8 kt NL 10:38 AM · 0.8 ftH 3:28 PM · 1.2 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.