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Mallows Bay
38.47°N · 77.27°W · Bay · Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD
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Best score today · 7 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 556 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.2 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Sep 27 · 11 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 11 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC
67Water temp: 76°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
73Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Mallows Bay
- Depth
- 2-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Mallows Bay
Mallows Bay is a bay in Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD, Maryland. Depth is 2-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spot, scup, Spanish mackerel and little tunny, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, spotted seatrout and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Blue Bay77
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 77
- Scup 74
- Atlantic croaker 64
9 kt NEL 10:34 PM · 0.5 ftH 5:41 AM · 1.4 ft
- Wades Bay76
Bay · 2.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 76
- Scup 70
- Sheepshead 70
9 kt NEL 9:46 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:38 AM · 1.3 ft
- Smith Point74
Cape · 3.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Spot 71
- Spanish mackerel 67
9 kt NEL 9:46 PM · 0.5 ftH 4:38 AM · 1.3 ft
- Stump Neck71
Cape · 5.9 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 71
- Little tunny 69
- Scup 69
9 kt NEL 10:28 PM · 0.5 ftH 5:28 AM · 1.6 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.