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Atlantic bluefin tunaPeak seasonBay · Maine
Hadlock Cove
44.26°N · 68.24°W · Bay · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 11 PM · Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Now
- 582 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.8 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 57°F, coolLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic bluefin tuna
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic bluefin tuna 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 Atlantic bluefin tuna is best here
Peak season for Atlantic bluefin tuna · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Hadlock Cove
- Depth
- 10-20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonAtlantic bluefin tuna
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 Hadlock Cove
Hadlock Cove is a bay in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth in the nearest water is 10-20 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are scup, black sea bass and striped bass. It is peak season now for scup, black sea bass, striped bass and Atlantic bluefin tuna, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Scup peak from June through September. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Bluefin tuna follow schools of herring, mackerel, sand eels and menhaden over banks, ledges and shoals, mostly in the top 150 feet. Troll spreader bars and daisy chains to find fish, then switch to live bait, chunks or stick baits once a school is located. Heavy tackle and a NOAA HMS permit are required, and size-class limits change through the season.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cranberry Harbor65
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 65
- Scup 63
- Tautog 62
6 kt NNEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 ft
- Gilley Thorofare64
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 64
- Scup 62
- Striped bass 59
6 kt NNEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 ft
- The Gut64
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 64
- Scup 60
- Striped bass 59
6 kt NNEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 ft
- Long Point62
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 62
- Striped bass 61
- Black sea bass 59
6 kt NNEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 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.