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Atlantic bluefin tunaPeak seasonBay · Maine
Northwest Harbor
44.61°N · 67.32°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
- 636 AM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding6.5 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
86Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
87Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 54°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic bluefin tuna
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 yesterday
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
Northwest Harbor
- Depth
- 8-60 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · drop-off
- 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 Northwest Harbor
Northwest Harbor is a bay in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth is 8-60 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are Atlantic cod, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for Atlantic cod, scup, striped bass and black sea bass, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October. Scup peak from June through 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.
- 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
- Seal Cove Ledge78
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 78
- Scup 77
- Black sea bass 76
5 kt NNEH 8:58 AM · 11.5 ftL 2:54 PM · 1.6 ft
- Seal Cove77
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 77
- Scup 76
- Black sea bass 75
5 kt NNEH 8:58 AM · 11.5 ftL 2:54 PM · 1.6 ft
- Grassy Point77
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 77
- Scup 73
- Little tunny 70
5 kt NNEH 9:04 AM · 11.5 ftL 3:10 PM · 1.8 ft
- Northeast Harbor76
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 76
- Scup 75
- Black sea bass 74
5 kt NNEH 9:04 AM · 11.5 ftL 3:10 PM · 1.8 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.