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Mahi-mahiShoulder season

Bay · Maine

Straight Bay

44.86°N · 67.11°W · Bay · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME

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Best score today · 6 PM · Mahi-mahi

82/100Great
Now
4010 AM EDT
Best window
6-9 PMFlood tide
Tide now
High15.0 ft

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Thu · 86

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 10 AM · now

Time10ANOW
Score40Fair
Tide15.0 ftHigh
CurrentEbb0.3 kn · toward E
Wind6 kn NEgusts 15 · steady
Sea stateLight chop0.9 ft · 5 s
Air temp56°Mild
WeatherClear0% cloud
Water55°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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No rule for Mahi-mahi 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

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Mahi-mahi is best here

Shoulder season for Mahi-mahi · 1 more week at shoulder

Mahi-mahi season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Mahi-mahi · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Straight Bay

Depth
1-20 ftSlope
Structure
Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonMahi-mahi

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 Straight Bay

Straight Bay is a bay in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth is 1-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are scup, Atlantic bluefin tuna and striped bass. It is peak season now for scup, Atlantic bluefin tuna, striped bass 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. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October.

Tackle & technique

Mahi-mahi
Mahi feed near the surface along weedlines, floating debris, buoys and current edges offshore, in water from the low 70s to the low 80s. Troll ballyhoo or small skirted lures along the weed, and when a school comes up behind the boat keep one hooked fish in the water while you pitch cut bait or jigs to the rest. Look for birds working over weed and flotsam.
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.

Nearby spots

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  • Talbot Cove

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    75
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 75
    • Atlantic bluefin tuna 59
    • Striped bass 58

    6 kt NEL 4:00 PM · 2.3 ftH 9:59 PM · 16.3 ft

  • Carlos Cove

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    75
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 75
    • Atlantic bluefin tuna 59
    • Striped bass 58

    6 kt NEL 4:00 PM · 2.3 ftH 9:59 PM · 16.3 ft

  • Nutter Cove

    Bay · 0.8 mi

    75
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 75
    • Atlantic bluefin tuna 59
    • Striped bass 58

    6 kt NEL 4:00 PM · 2.3 ftH 9:59 PM · 16.3 ft

  • Coffins Point

    Cape · 0.9 mi

    75
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 75
    • Striped bass 60
    • Atlantic bluefin tuna 59

    6 kt NEL 4:00 PM · 2.3 ftH 9:59 PM · 16.3 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.