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Atlantic croakerShoulder seasonCape · Maryland
Sheridan Point
38.71°N · 77.05°W · Cape · Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD
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Best score today · 9 AM · Atlantic croaker
- Now
- 589 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Oct 3 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 4 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC
84Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Atlantic croaker
Species seasonality
31Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic croaker 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 Atlantic croaker is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic croaker · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Sheridan Point
- Depth
- 2-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic croaker
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 Sheridan Point
Sheridan Point is a cape in Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD, Maryland. Depth is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, red drum and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, spotted seatrout, striped bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Red drum peak in May and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Chapmans Point71
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 68
9 kt NEL 11:37 PM · 0.7 ftH 6:30 AM · 2.5 ft
- Stump Neck71
Cape · 15 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 66
8 kt NEL 10:28 PM · 0.5 ftH 5:28 AM · 1.6 ft
- Indian Queen Point70
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 66
9 kt NEL 12:21 AM · 1.0 ftH 6:38 AM · 3.0 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.