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Conditions · Wednesday, October 21

Updated 11:49 AM ET
Water temp

64.4°F

Annapolis · steady

Wind

N 13 mph

Sunny

Air temp

54°F

No precip expected

Next tide

Low 8:06 PM

Annapolis

Best time to fish

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  • 6 AM – 11 AM peak 10/10

  • 3 PM – 8 PM peak 10/10

  • 9 PM – 11 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

11 AM

54°

N 13

Sunny

12 PM

55°

N 13

Sunny

1 PM

58°

N 12

Sunny

2 PM

60°

N 12

Sunny

3 PM

61°

N 12

Sunny

4 PM

62°

N 12

Sunny

5 PM

63°

N 12

Sunny

6 PM

61°

N 10

Mostly Clear

7 PM

58°

N 9

Mostly Clear

8 PM

57°

N 8

Mostly Clear

9 PM

55°

N 8

Mostly Clear

10 PM

54°

N 8

Partly Cloudy

11 PM

53°

N 8

Partly Cloudy

12 AM

52°

N 8

Mostly Clear

Tides

Annapolis

Today

  • High1:47 AM · 1.4 ft
  • Low8:16 AM · 0.7 ft
  • High2:04 PM · 1.2 ft
  • Low8:06 PM · 0.6 ft

Tomorrow

  • High2:32 AM · 1.4 ft
  • Low8:56 AM · 0.6 ft
  • High3:00 PM · 1.3 ft
  • Low9:06 PM · 0.6 ft

Marine-adjacent forecast

NWS

Today63°F · N 13 mph

Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 13 mph.

Tonight46°F · N 10 mph

Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 10 mph.

Thursday64°F · NW 12 mph

Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 12 mph.

Thursday Night49°F · N 8 to 13 mph

Clear, with a low around 49. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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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Today's predictive read plus a hindsight look at yesterday, built from live NOAA data and the seasonal playbook.