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Best score today · 12 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 5810 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.2 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Saturday, Sep 26 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
75Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 59°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.6 ftSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
56Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Haddock is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with Maine DMR before you keep a fish.
Source: Maine DMR · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Haddock is best here
Peak season for Haddock · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Back River
- Depth
- 1-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonHaddock
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 Back River
Back River is a gut in Casco Bay, Maine. Depth is 1-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for black sea bass, scup, striped bass and Atlantic cod, and shoulder season for summer flounder and tautog. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Scup peak from June through September. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Haddock
- Haddock feed on gravel, sand and clay bottom along the edges of banks and ledges, mostly in 120 to 400 feet. They have small, soft mouths, so fish clam or squid on small hooks on a high-low rig, or a light jig with teasers, right on the bottom. Set the hook gently and keep steady pressure on the way up.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- 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
- Stover Ledge74
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 74
- Atlantic cod 73
- Scup 71
6 kt NL 1:41 PM · 2.1 ftH 8:02 PM · 8.5 ft
- Hodgdon Ledge74
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 74
- Atlantic cod 73
- Scup 71
6 kt NL 1:41 PM · 2.1 ftH 8:02 PM · 8.5 ft
- Greenleaf Ledge73
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 73
- Atlantic cod 72
- Scup 72
6 kt NL 1:49 PM · 2.2 ftH 8:11 PM · 8.7 ft
- McCarty Cove69
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 69
- Striped bass 66
- Black sea bass 65
6 kt NL 1:49 PM · 2.2 ftH 8:11 PM · 8.7 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 Maine DMR before you keep a fish.