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Atlantic bluefin tunaPeak seasonBay · Maine
Seal Cove
44.34°N · 68.44°W · Bay · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 6 PM · Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Now
- 592 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.3 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
55Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 57°F, coolLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Atlantic bluefin tuna
Species seasonality
90Season: 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 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
Seal Cove
- Depth
- 5-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Seal Cove
Seal Cove is a bay in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth is 5-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, Atlantic cod and scup. It is peak season now for black sea bass, Atlantic cod, scup and striped bass, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October. Scup peak from June through 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Bartlett Narrows67
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 67
- Black sea bass 66
- Scup 64
6 kt NEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 ft
- Eastern Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 65
- Black sea bass 64
- Scup 62
6 kt NEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:22 PM · 9.9 ft
- Birch Island Cove62
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 62
- Black sea bass 59
- Striped bass 59
6 kt NEL 2:42 PM · 1.4 ftH 9:18 PM · 10.2 ft
- Great Cove62
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 62
- Black sea bass 59
- Striped bass 59
6 kt NEL 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.