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Best score today · 6 AM · Bluefish
- Now
- 5211 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Low1.4 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
Thursday, Oct 1 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 13 kt SWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 59°F, coolLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Bluefish
Species seasonality
81Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Bluefish 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 Bluefish is best here
Peak season for Bluefish · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Eastern Ledge
- Depth
- 15-100 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · drop-off
- Season
- Peak seasonBluefish
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 Eastern Ledge
Eastern Ledge is a bar in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Depth is 15-100 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 10 species here; the best right now are black sea bass, scup and Atlantic cod. It is peak season now for black sea bass, scup, Atlantic cod and bluefish, and shoulder season for tautog and summer flounder. Black sea bass peak from June through July and in September. Scup peak from June through September. Atlantic cod peak from May through June and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Bluefish
- Bluefish travel in size-sorted schools and feed where tide pushes bait past structure: inlet mouths, rips, shoal edges and the surf line, mostly in water shallower than 60 feet. Look for birds and breaking bait and cast metal or poppers into it, or soak cut bunker or mullet on the bottom from the beach. Use a short wire or heavy leader because their teeth cut light line.
- 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.
- 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
- Three Fathom Ledge55
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 55
- Scup 55
- Atlantic cod 54
14 kt NNWH 5:35 AM · 7.5 ftL 11:04 AM · 2.2 ft
- Gully Ledge55
Bar · 1.6 mi
Top: Black sea bassPeak season- Black sea bass 55
- Scup 55
- Atlantic cod 54
14 kt NNWH 5:35 AM · 7.5 ftL 11:04 AM · 2.2 ft
- Western Bight54
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 54
- Black sea bass 54
- Scup 54
14 kt NNWH 5:35 AM · 7.5 ftL 11:04 AM · 2.2 ft
- Southwest Cove54
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 54
- Black sea bass 54
- Scup 54
14 kt NNWH 5:35 AM · 7.5 ftL 11:04 AM · 2.2 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.