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Best score today · 7 AM · Haddock
- Now
- 698 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-9 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.1 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 60°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 ftSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
89Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
Branning Ledge
- Depth
- 15-50 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 Branning Ledge
Branning Ledge is a bar in Casco Bay, Maine. Depth is 15-50 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, scup and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for black sea bass, scup, Atlantic cod and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic cod 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
- Whites Point79
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 79
- Little tunny 75
- Bluefish 69
7 kt NNWL 11:46 AM · 2.3 ftH 6:07 PM · 8.5 ft
- Grassy Ledge75
Bar · 0.8 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 75
- Scup 73
- Atlantic cod 72
7 kt NNWL 11:46 AM · 2.3 ftH 6:07 PM · 8.5 ft
- Hayward Point75
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 75
- Little tunny 70
- Black sea bass 67
7 kt NNWL 11:46 AM · 2.3 ftH 6:07 PM · 8.5 ft
- Brant Ledges72
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 72
- Striped bass 72
- Bluefish 71
7 kt NNWL 11:46 AM · 2.3 ftH 6:07 PM · 8.5 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.