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ScupPeak seasonBar · Maine
North Popplestone Ledge
44.11°N · 68.56°W · Bar · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 5 PM · Scup
- Now
- 748 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding8.8 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
87Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 56°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.6 ftSeason & habitat · Scup
Species seasonality
94Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
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
North Popplestone Ledge
- Depth
- 9-70 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · drop-off
- 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 North Popplestone Ledge
North Popplestone Ledge is a bar in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth in the nearest water is 9-70 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are scup, Atlantic bluefin tuna and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for scup, Atlantic bluefin tuna, Atlantic cod and black sea bass, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from July through October. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- West Halibut Rock75
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 75
- Atlantic cod 62
- Black sea bass 62
3 kt NEH 8:31 PM · 9.1 ftL 3:02 AM · 0.9 ft
- South Popplestone Ledge74
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 74
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 60
- Black sea bass 60
2 kt NNEH 8:31 PM · 8.9 ftL 2:29 AM · 0.9 ft
- Blue Hill Rock74
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 74
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 60
- Atlantic cod 60
2 kt NNEH 8:31 PM · 8.9 ftL 2:29 AM · 0.9 ft
- Colby Pup73
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 73
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 60
- Atlantic cod 60
2 kt NNEH 8:31 PM · 8.9 ftL 2:29 AM · 0.9 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.