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Best score today · 7 PM · Scup
- Now
- 7110 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.1 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
74Wind: 12 kt SPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 59°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Striped bass
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass 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 Black sea bass is best here
Peak season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Devils Back
- Depth
- 50-140 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · drop-off
- Season
- Peak seasonBlack sea bass
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 Devils Back
Devils Back is a bar in Casco Bay, Maine. Depth is 50-140 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, Atlantic cod and haddock. It is peak season now for black sea bass, Atlantic cod, haddock and scup, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October. Haddock peak from May through September.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- Atlantic cod
- Cod hold near coarse, rocky bottom on ledges, banks and wrecks, commonly from 80 to 300 feet in the Gulf of Maine. Drift over the structure with a diamond or cod jig and a teaser fly above it, keeping the jig within a few feet of bottom, or fish clams on a high-low rig. Check the stock area and season before keeping one, because most of the year cod must be released.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Harbor Island Rock72
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 72
- Atlantic cod 70
- Haddock 68
6 kt NL 11:41 AM · 2.3 ftH 5:56 PM · 8.4 ft
- Polins East Ledge72
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 72
- Atlantic cod 70
- Haddock 68
6 kt NL 11:36 AM · 2.2 ftH 5:55 PM · 8.3 ft
- Devils Elbow71
Bar · 0.3 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 71
- Atlantic cod 70
- Haddock 68
6 kt NL 11:36 AM · 2.2 ftH 5:55 PM · 8.3 ft
- Devils Limb71
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 71
- Atlantic cod 70
- Haddock 67
6 kt NL 11:36 AM · 2.2 ftH 5:55 PM · 8.3 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.