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Best score today · 5 PM · Striped bass
- Now
- 592 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.0 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 8 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
98Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 59°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Striped bass
Species seasonality
82Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Scup 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Scup is best here
Peak season for Scup · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Merriconeag Sound
- Depth
- 70-80 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonScup
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 Merriconeag Sound
Merriconeag Sound is a bay in Casco Bay, Maine. Depth is 70-80 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are scup, haddock and little tunny. It is peak season now for scup, haddock, little tunny and striped bass, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Scup peak from June through September. Haddock peak from May through September. Little tunny peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Mackerel Cove64
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 64
- Black sea bass 63
- Scup 62
3 kt ESEL 2:42 PM · 1.8 ftH 8:58 PM · 8.8 ft
- Jaquish Gut64
Gut · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 64
- Black sea bass 63
- Scup 62
3 kt ESEL 2:42 PM · 1.8 ftH 8:58 PM · 8.8 ft
- Potts Point62
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 62
- Little tunny 60
- Black sea bass 56
3 kt ESEL 2:42 PM · 1.8 ftH 8:58 PM · 8.8 ft
- Great Harbor Cove59
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 59
- Striped bass 59
- Black sea bass 56
3 kt ESEL 2:42 PM · 1.8 ftH 8:58 PM · 8.8 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.