Waterlands

NWS zone ANZ151 · New England

Penobscot Bay fishing forecast

Maine · Atlantic coast

Score now

72Great
Scup · 12:00 PM EDT
Named spots
514
Species scored
10
Tide stations
1
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Overview

Penobscot Bay is NWS marine zone ANZ151 on the Maine Atlantic coast, in the New England species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 514 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 1 NOAA tide station nearby.

10 species are scored here in this forecast; Scup, Black sea bass, Atlantic cod, Striped bass and Haddock are at peak season now.

At 12:00 PM it scores 72 (great), led by Scup. The best window for the rest of today is 6-9 PM (ebb tide), peaking at 81 for Black sea bass. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM, scoring 85.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 12:43 PM EDT.

Best window today

6-9 PM · Ebb tide

Top species: Black sea bass

81Great

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Fri, Sep 18

    85

    7 AM

    Striped bass

    Best day

  2. Sat, Sep 19

    83

    7 PM

    Scup

  3. Sun, Sep 20

    83

    8 AM

    Scup

  4. Mon, Sep 21

    81

    8 AM

    Scup

  5. Tue, Sep 22

    79

    5 PM

    Scup

  6. Wed, Sep 23

    78

    5 PM

    Scup

  7. Thu, Sep 24

    83

    6 AM

    Striped bass

  8. Fri, Sep 25

    82

    12 AM

    Striped bass

  9. Sat, Sep 26

    80

    7 PM

    Striped bass

  10. Sun, Sep 27

    83

    1 AM

    Striped bass

  11. Mon, Sep 28

    77

    2 AM

    Striped bass

  12. Tue, Sep 29

    80

    4 PM

    Striped bass

  13. Wed, Sep 30

    78

    4 PM

    Tautog

  14. Thu, Oct 1

    82

    5 PM

    Striped bass

Species · 10

Listed for the New England region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

72Great
ScupStenotomus chrysops · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Sat, Sep 19 at 7 PM (83)

71Great
Black sea bassCentropristis striata · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (81)

69Great
Atlantic codGadus morhua · bottom

Peak season, about 6 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (78)

69Great
Striped bassMorone saxatilis · sea-run

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 AM (85)

67Great
HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus · bottom

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (75)

62Good
TautogTautoga onitis · nearshore

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Thu, Oct 1 at 5 PM (79)

61Good
BluefishPomatomus saltatrix · nearshore

Peak season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (74)

60Good
Little tunnyEuthynnus alletteratus · pelagic

Peak season, about 5 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (74)

54Good
Summer flounderParalichthys dentatus · bottom

Shoulder season, about 1 more week · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 7 PM (65)

35Fair
Winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus · bottom

Off season, about 10 more weeks · Best day Fri, Sep 18 at 12 AM (35)

Named spots · 514

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

502 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

Bar HarborNOAA 841332031.5 mi

Regulations

Maine DMR saltwater regulations Buy a Maine fishing license License types

Maine Department of Marine Resources. Synced with Maine DMR Sep 18, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with Maine DMR before you keep a fish.

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