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Conditions · Friday, October 16

Updated 6:09 AM ET
Water temp

69.4°F

Annapolis · steady

Wind

S 8 mph

Patchy Fog

Air temp

62°F

20% precip

Next tide

Low 3:23 PM

Annapolis

Best time to fish

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  • 4 PM – 10 PM peak 10/10

  • 5 AM – 8 AM peak 10/10

  • 1 PM – 3 PM peak 8/10

Scored from today's NOAA tide stages at Annapolis, sunrise/sunset for your home base, and the hourly wind forecast. Hover a bar for the reasoning.

Next 14 hours

6 AM

62°

S 8

Patchy Fog

7 AM

63°

S 9

Patchy Fog

8 AM

64°

S 9

Chance Rain Showers

9 AM

66°

S 10

Patchy Fog

10 AM

68°

SW 10

Mostly Cloudy

11 AM

71°

SW 12

Partly Sunny

12 PM

75°

SW 12

Mostly Sunny

1 PM

78°

S 12

Mostly Sunny

2 PM

79°

S 12

Sunny

3 PM

80°

S 12

Sunny

4 PM

80°

SW 12

Sunny

5 PM

80°

SW 13

Sunny

6 PM

78°

SW 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 PM

74°

W 14

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Tides

Annapolis

Today

  • Low4:12 AM · 0.8 ft
  • High9:11 AM · 1.1 ft
  • Low3:23 PM · 0.4 ft
  • High10:24 PM · 1.5 ft

Tomorrow

  • Low5:02 AM · 0.8 ft
  • High10:01 AM · 1.1 ft
  • Low4:11 PM · 0.5 ft
  • High11:15 PM · 1.5 ft

Marine-adjacent forecast

NWS

Today81°F · S 8 to 13 mph

Patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight50°F · NW 13 to 16 mph

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday57°F · N 21 mph

Rain showers likely before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night45°F · N 14 to 20 mph

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Fall playbook

60-76°F

Bait leaves the rivers and the mid-Bay lights up. Breaking fish under birds.

What's around

  • Striped bass

    Aggressive, schooled and chasing bait on the surface

    Run and gun to bird gangs, jigs, topwater, light trolling

  • Bluefish

    Mixed in with stripers, often on top

    Metal and poppers, expect cut-offs

  • Speckled trout / red drum

    Shallow grass and shoreline structure on the Eastern Shore side

    Soft plastics on light jig heads, suspending baits

  • White perch

    Fattening up on deep structure

    Small jigs and bottom rigs

Gear

  • Two rods rigged and ready: jig and topwater
  • Binoculars for spotting working birds
  • 20 lb braid, 20-30 lb leader
  • Umbrella/tandem trolling spread for slow days

Baits & lures

  • 4-6" soft plastics matching bay anchovy / small menhaden
  • 1/2-1 oz jig heads and metal for breaking fish
  • Topwater walkers at dawn
  • Chartreuse or white bucktails

RegulationsFall striped bass limits differ from spring. Circle hooks required with bait. Verify current DNR season dates.

What's biting & where

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