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Use the live dashboard to set your tide, weather, moon, and migration window, then scan source-linked surf, inshore, and offshore reports from Chincoteague and Ocean City north to Camden, Maine.
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Tide height, high/low predictions, station air pressure, air temperature, and water temperature come from NOAA CO-OPS where available. Hourly weather comes from the National Weather Service. Slack/current timing uses the nearest NOAA current-prediction station when one is available; otherwise the app labels tide-turn windows as an estimate. Catch score and migration guidance are planning models built from live conditions, moon phase, season, and regional species patterns, not a guarantee or a regulation summary.
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Surf, inshore, and offshore reads by coast section.
These cards are built from local tackle shop report pages, regional fishing-report publishers, and agency fishing resources. Each section links back to the sources so anglers can check the newest shop post before making the run.
9 coastal report sections
35 shop, agency, and publisher sources
3 report lanes per section: surf, inshore, offshore
Chincoteague to Ocean City
ChincoteagueAssateagueOcean City
Surf Assateague and Ocean City beaches are a spring striper, drum, skate, ray, and bluefish read. Fish cuts, sloughs, and dusk tide changes first.
Inshore Back bay channels, bridge lights, and inlet rocks are the practical lane for school stripers, flounder, bluefish, and early-season weakfish reports.
Offshore Ocean City and Chincoteague boats start with sea bass, tautog/reef trips, and early canyon-watch chatter before tuna reports become steady.
Best bets
Assateague surfOcean City Inletback-bay flounder driftsnearshore wrecks
Local shop and Maryland DNR reports give the cleanest current read for this southern end of the board.
Delaware Beaches
LewesIndian River InletBroadkill Beach
Surf Broadkill, Cape Henlopen, and the ocean beaches are a bunker, clam, and cut-bait read for stripers, drum, bluefish, kingfish, and sharks as water warms.
Inshore Indian River Inlet, canal edges, and Delaware Bay structure drive flounder, tog, weakfish, and bluefish updates when current and clean water line up.
Offshore Charter and head-boat reports generally build from reef and wreck sea bass/tog toward farther tuna and mahi windows later in the season.
Best bets
Indian River InletCape HenlopenDelaware Bay drum marksLewes reef sites
Use shop reports here because wind direction and water clarity change the bite faster than regional reports can keep up.
South Jersey
Cape MayWildwoodAtlantic City
Surf Cape May through Atlantic City surf reports are the bunker-pod, clam-bait, and inlet-current read for stripers, black drum, blues, kingfish, and sharks.
Inshore Back bays and sod-bank edges are the fluke, weakfish, bluefish, and schoolie striper zone, especially when outgoing water clears up.
Offshore Wreck, reef, and canyon reports split the board: sea bass and tog closer in, then tuna, tilefish, mahi, and billfish as the offshore season opens.
Best bets
Cape May ripsGreat Egg HarborAtlantic City jettiesnearshore reefs
Local reports here separate beach bait from back-bay water temperature and offshore fleet movement.
North Jersey and the New York Bight
Sandy HookRaritan BayThe Battery
Surf Sandy Hook and northern beaches are usually a bunker, shad, sand-eel, and night-tide striper read with bluefish spikes when bait stacks tight.
Inshore Raritan Bay, harbor edges, bridges, and back channels drive the most reliable spring striper and fluke reports before ocean beaches stabilize.
Offshore Mudhole, wreck, and canyon updates start with bottom fishing and shift toward bluefin, yellowfin, and tilefish as the fleet pushes east.
Best bets
Raritan BaySandy Hook surfAmbrose channelsNY Harbor structure
Regional publishers are useful here because the bite can slide from bay to ocean beaches in a single weather window.
Long Island
Fire IslandShinnecockMontauk
Surf South Shore beaches, inlets, and Montauk rocks are the surf headline: striped bass first, bluefish on bait, then fluke and summer speedsters.
Inshore Great South Bay, Peconic, North Shore harbors, and inlet mouths carry fluke, porgy, weakfish, bluefish, and bass reports around tide edges.
Offshore Montauk, Shinnecock, and Moriches offshore reports build from cod/sea bass and shark trips toward bluefin, yellowfin, tilefish, and canyon water.
Best bets
Montauk PointShinnecock InletGreat South BayNorth Shore boulder fields
Use both tackle reports and publisher reports; Long Island breaks into very different surf, bay, Sound, and offshore zones.
Connecticut and Rhode Island
New LondonNewportPoint Judith
Surf Rocky points, breachways, and beaches are the striper, bluefish, and false-albacore lane, with night tides and bait schools setting the tone.
Inshore Sound reefs, river mouths, Narragansett Bay, and Block Island edges carry bass, fluke, scup, sea bass, tog, and squid reports.
Offshore Offshore reads come from Coxes, Block Island, the Dump, and canyon trips: sea bass and cod closer, tuna and shark windows farther out.
Best bets
Watch HillThe RacePoint JudithBlock IslandNarragansett Bay
This region benefits from pairing shop reports with tide/current data because rips and reef current drive the bite.
Cape Cod and the Islands
Woods HoleFalmouthNantucket
Surf Outer Cape, Canal, Vineyard, and Nantucket surf reports pivot around striped bass, bluefish, sand eels, squid, and hard-running tide stages.
Inshore Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound, Cape bays, and shoals carry sea bass, scup, fluke, stripers, bluefish, and bonito/albie timing as summer builds.
Offshore Stellwagen, east of Chatham, the lanes, and canyon water set the offshore board for bluefin, shark, cod/haddock, and later pelagics.
Best bets
Cape Cod CanalMonomoy ripsVineyard SoundNantucket shoals
Cape reports are tide-specific; the same species can be hot in the Canal and quiet on open beaches the same day.
Boston, North Shore, and New Hampshire
BostonGloucesterPortsmouth
Surf North Shore beaches, boulder fields, and river mouths track striped bass and bluefish around herring, mackerel, and sand-eel movements.
Inshore Boston Harbor islands, Salem Sound, Plum Island, and Portsmouth edges are the inshore lane for bass, flounder, mackerel, and squid reports.
Offshore Stellwagen, Jeffrey's Ledge, and nearby banks carry haddock, cod, pollock, shark, and bluefin updates depending on season and closure windows.
Best bets
Boston HarborPlum IslandGloucester rocksJeffrey's Ledge
North Shore and New Hampshire reports lean hard on bait arrival; check shops before a long run.
Southern Maine to Camden
SacoPortlandCamden
Surf Southern Maine beaches and ledges usually center on striped bass, mackerel, pollock, and bait movement, then thin northward toward Penobscot Bay.
Inshore Casco Bay, river mouths, island edges, and Camden-area ledges are a tide, mackerel, and striper timing read with groundfish farther offshore.
Offshore Jeffrey's Ledge, Platts Bank, Cashes-adjacent runs, and Gulf of Maine grounds carry haddock, cod, pollock, shark, and tuna chatter.
Best bets
Saco Bay beachesCasco Bay ledgesPortland HarborPenobscot Bay structure
Maine reports can be sparse north of Casco Bay, so pair shop reports with charter intel and NOAA marine conditions.
Report archive
Fishing report log updated May 9, 2026
This archive keeps a dated log of what fish are being reported, where those reports are coming from, and whether each region looks early, warming, hot, steady, or cooling. Over time it becomes the migration notebook: the same places and species can be compared week by week instead of disappearing into old report pages.
8 dated report entries
11 species tracked
5 run signals: early, warming, hot, steady, cooling
Long Island
South Shore surf, Long Island Sound, Shinnecock, Montauk
Striped bassWeakfishFluke
Large striped bass are spread across South Shore surf and Sound bunker schools, with weakfish in canals and the fluke opener beginning the bottom-fishing log.
Strong spring northbound striper signal; eastern Sound and Montauk should be watched closely for the next push.
On The Water Long Island and NYC reportSouth Jersey
Cape May, Great Bay, Barnegat, Island Beach, Delaware Bay
Striped bassBluefishWeakfishSummer flounderBlack drum
Surf bass improved, bluefish and weakfish are showing in backwaters, flounder are starting, and Delaware Bay drum action is improving on clams.
South Jersey has a broad spring species mix; watch this zone as the handoff from back bay bass to surf and inlet bluefish develops.
On The Water Southern New Jersey reportNorth Jersey and the New York Bight
Sandy Hook, Raritan Bay, Shark River, northern beaches
Striped bassBluefishSummer flounder
Quality surf striped bass are taking clams, chunks, and plugs; early fluke reports include keepers in rivers and surf, while bluefish signs are increasing.
Raritan Bay and the northern surf remain an active staging lane before more fish slide east and north.
On The Water Northern New Jersey reportCape Cod and the Islands
Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay, Cape beaches
Striped bassBluefishBlack sea bass
The first migratory striped bass wave is underway around the Canal and Cape waters, with bluefish and sea bass timing next on the watch list.
Cape Cod is shifting from scout fish to a steadier spring arrival; Canal tides should become more important each week.
On The Water Cape Cod reportConnecticut and Rhode Island
Rhode Island breachways, Narragansett Bay, Block Island approaches
Striped bassScupTautogSummer flounder
Spring striped bass action is building, scup are keeping anglers busy, and boats are transitioning from blackfish to early fluke trips.
Southern New England is entering the active spring window; watch squid, herring, and warming bay water for acceleration.
On The Water Rhode Island reportConnecticut and Rhode Island
Connecticut shoreline and Newport-area squid grounds
Striped bassSquid
Connecticut reports include schoolie bass with ocean-run signs, while early squid reports are starting around Newport.
Fresh schoolies and squid chatter point to the early stage of the Southern New England spring build.
J&B Tackle Connecticut migration updateBoston, North Shore, and New Hampshire
South Shore, Boston Harbor rivers, North Shore beaches
Striped bassMackerel
Striped bass are arriving in better numbers across Massachusetts, including larger fish around herring runs, rivers, and shallow beaches.
Massachusetts is moving into the spring arrival phase; mackerel reports will be a key trigger for larger bass patterns.
On The Water Massachusetts reportSouthern Maine to Camden
Southern Maine rivers and beaches
Striped bass
Southern Maine is in scout-fish mode, with the first migratory striped bass expected to build as each May tide cycle warms.
Use this as the northern edge watch zone; several warm tides and bait arrivals can turn early signs into a fishable push.
All Points Fly Shop Maine reportReport sources
Source checked: May 9, 2026
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