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Atlantic bluefin tunaPeak seasonCape · Maine
Nepp Point
44.62°N · 67.53°W · Cape · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 10 PM · Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Now
- 5511 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing8.1 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
92Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 4 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 54°F, coolLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.9 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
Nepp Point
- Depth
- 1-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Nepp Point
Nepp Point is a cape in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth in the nearest water is 1-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are striped bass, little tunny and black sea bass. It is peak season now for striped bass, little tunny, black sea bass and Atlantic cod, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September.
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.
- 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
- Smith Point76
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 76
- Little tunny 65
- Black sea bass 64
4 kt NNEL 2:48 AM · 1.2 ftH 9:04 AM · 11.1 ft
- Lapstone Ledge75
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 75
- Atlantic cod 72
- Black sea bass 72
4 kt NNEL 2:48 AM · 1.2 ftH 9:04 AM · 11.1 ft
- Bobs Cove75
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 75
- Black sea bass 64
- Bluefish 64
5 kt NNEL 2:48 AM · 1.2 ftH 9:04 AM · 11.1 ft
- Great Cove75
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 75
- Atlantic cod 64
- Black sea bass 64
5 kt NNEL 2:48 AM · 1.2 ftH 9:04 AM · 11.1 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.