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Atlantic bluefin tunaPeak season

Bar · Maine

Little Ledge

44.53°N · 67.57°W · Bar · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME

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Best score today · 11 PM · Atlantic bluefin tuna

83/100Great
Now
553 AM EDT
Best window
11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Low1.3 ft

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Fri · 86

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 3 AM · now

Time3ANOW
Score55Good
Tide1.3 ftLow
CurrentFlood0.6 kn · toward ESE
Wind4 kn ENEgusts 6 · steady
Sea stateLight chop1.1 ft · 7 s
Air temp46°Cool
WeatherClear0% cloud
Water54°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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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.

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Source: Maine DMR · synced yesterday

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When Atlantic bluefin tuna is best here

Peak season for Atlantic bluefin tuna · 5 more weeks at peak

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Spot profile

Little Ledge

Depth
10-25 ftSlope
Structure
Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
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 Little Ledge

Little Ledge is a bar in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth is 10-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are striped bass, scup and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for striped bass, scup, Atlantic cod and black sea bass, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic cod 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.
Striped bass
Striped bass feed where moving tide pushes bait past structure: inlets, points, jetties, bridge pilings and rips in the surf, usually in 2 to 40 feet of water. Fish dawn, dusk and night hardest, casting plugs, bucktails and soft plastics or drifting live bunker and eels, and chunk bait on the bottom in current. In midsummer the larger fish drop deeper or feed mostly after dark.
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

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  • Kelley Point

    Cape · 0.4 mi

    64
    Top: Striped bassPeak season
    • Striped bass 64
    • Scup 56
    • Atlantic bluefin tuna 53

    4 kt ENEH 9:05 AM · 10.6 ftL 3:08 PM · 1.8 ft

  • Long Ledge

    Bar · 0.2 mi

    62
    Top: Striped bassPeak season
    • Striped bass 62
    • Scup 60
    • Atlantic cod 58

    4 kt ENEH 9:05 AM · 10.6 ftL 3:08 PM · 1.8 ft

  • Sand Ledge

    Bar · 0.5 mi

    62
    Top: Striped bassPeak season
    • Striped bass 62
    • Scup 60
    • Atlantic cod 58

    4 kt ENEH 9:05 AM · 10.6 ftL 3:08 PM · 1.8 ft

  • Horse Ledge

    Bar · 0.8 mi

    62
    Top: Striped bassPeak season
    • Striped bass 62
    • Scup 60
    • Atlantic cod 59

    4 kt ENEH 9:05 AM · 10.6 ftL 3:08 PM · 1.8 ft

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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.