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Devils Head
44.22°N · 68.55°W · Cape · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 5 PM · Haddock
- Now
- 572 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
34Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
58Water temp: 57°F, hotLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & habitat · Haddock
Species seasonality
90Season: 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 today
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
Devils Head
- Depth
- 4-80 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- 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 Devils Head
Devils Head is a cape in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth in the nearest water is 4-80 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are Atlantic cod, scup and Atlantic bluefin tuna. It is peak season now for Atlantic cod, scup, Atlantic bluefin tuna and black sea bass, and shoulder season for tautog, mahi-mahi and summer flounder. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from July 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Channel Rock62
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 62
- Atlantic cod 61
- Black sea bass 61
6 kt NNEL 2:34 PM · 1.9 ftH 8:41 PM · 9.7 ft
- Naskeag Harbor61
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 61
- Black sea bass 59
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 57
6 kt NNEL 2:34 PM · 1.9 ftH 8:41 PM · 9.7 ft
- The Boulders61
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 61
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 60
- Atlantic cod 60
6 kt NNEL 2:26 PM · 1.7 ftH 8:42 PM · 9.8 ft
- East Side Cove59
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 59
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 57
- Striped bass 55
6 kt NNEL 2:26 PM · 1.7 ftH 8:42 PM · 9.8 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.