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- Now
- 7012 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing4.6 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 11 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 3 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
86Light: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Striped bass
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Little tunny 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 Little tunny is best here
Peak season for Little tunny · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Collins Cove
- Depth
- 9-40 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonLittle tunny
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 Collins Cove
Collins Cove is a bay in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Depth in the nearest water is 9-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are little tunny, haddock and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for little tunny, haddock, Atlantic cod and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Little tunny peak from September through October. Haddock peak from May through September. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Haddock
- Haddock feed on gravel, sand and clay bottom along the edges of banks and ledges, mostly in 120 to 400 feet. They have small, soft mouths, so fish clam or squid on small hooks on a high-low rig, or a light jig with teasers, right on the bottom. Set the hook gently and keep steady pressure on the way up.
- 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
- Harriman Cove71
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Bluefish 69
- Striped bass 66
6 kt NL 2:33 PM · 2.0 ftH 8:28 PM · 10.3 ft
- Luce Cove71
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Bluefish 69
- Striped bass 66
6 kt NL 2:33 PM · 2.0 ftH 8:28 PM · 10.3 ft
- Eastern Channel69
Channel · 5.1 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 69
- Black sea bass 67
- Summer flounder 62
6 kt NL 2:32 PM · 2.0 ftH 8:26 PM · 10.1 ft
- Duck Cove64
Bay · 3.7 mi
Top: BluefishPeak season- Bluefish 64
- Striped bass 63
- Black sea bass 61
6 kt NL 2:33 PM · 2.0 ftH 8:28 PM · 10.3 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.