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Casco Bay, ME

Bay in Cumberland County, Maine. A large coastal embayment of the Gulf of Maine off Portland, dotted with the Calendar Islands and fed by the Presumpscot and Royal rivers. Casco Bay is one of Maine's most productive inshore saltwater fisheries: striped bass blitz the flats and river mouths from June through fall, while the deeper Gulf grounds outside the bay hold groundfish such as Atlantic cod, haddock, and pollock, plus seasonal Atlantic mackerel and bluefish. Tides run roughly nine feet, strongly shaping the bite.

55

Overall bite score

Scored 10 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempStation reading100
Pressure trendNOAArising60
Tide phaseNOAA40
SolunarComputedmoon 54% lit43
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

8 tracked species in Casco Bay, with the months each fishes best.

Atlantic Mackerelabundant
Striped Bassabundant
Haddockcommon
Pollockcommon
Atlantic Codpresent
Bluefishpresent
Cuskpresent
Winter Flounderpresent

Water facts

TypeBay
CountyCumberland
StateMaine
WaterSaltwater, tidal
NOAA station8418150

Public launches at East End Beach (Portland), Falmouth Town Landing, and South Portland. Tides and saltwater temperature come from the NOAA CO-OPS Portland station (8418150). Saltwater fishing is regulated by the Maine Department of Marine Resources; a Maine recreational saltwater fishing registration is required (free) and groundfish seasons and limits change frequently.

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