Mid-Atlantic · ChartNav curated ground
Baltimore Canyon
A Mid-Atlantic canyon on the shelf edge — yellowfin, bigeye and white marlin where the Gulf Stream eddies meet the break.
What's biting here — right now
Prime water for Blueline Tilefish & Chub Mackerel — 57°F on the bottom, water moving now.
Today's bite
3:09 PM – 6:51 PM · dusk bite
Days ahead
Today
ROUGH
seas 5.1 ft
Sun
ROUGH
seas 6.0 ft
Mon
ROUGH
wind 19 kt
Tue
ROUGH
wind 18 kt
Wed
GO
10 kt
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 57°F at 328 ft in the prime band (52–63°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (295–787 ft ideal)
Better near rough bottom on the upper slope if you can find it
Deep-drop on rough bottom just up-slope of the golden tilefish grounds.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F in the prime band (63–75°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (49–656 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
Small metals or sabikis around bait balls on the edge — a late-summer arrival that draws everything bigger.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F workable (72–84°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (197–4920 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
In NOAA-designated Essential Fish Habitat
Troll skirted lures on blue-water edges, rips and canyon walls; chunk at night.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F in the prime band (63–72°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (131–1640 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
Chum slick on temperature breaks near bait concentrations.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F workable (59–70°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (98–1312 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
Slow-trolled bait or a chum slick where bait stacks on a break — they stun with the tail, so hook-ups run tail-first.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 57°F at 328 ft in the prime band (48–57°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (394–984 ft ideal)
Better near the clay-burrow slope if you can find it
Deep-drop gear on the mud-and-clay slope in 500-900 ft; they live in burrows and hold to a narrow band.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F workable (55–68°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (131–3280 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
They find the chum slick on their own — circle hooks and a wire bite leader, then let them go.
Off-season here in Oct
SST 71°F in the prime band (59–72°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (82–656 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
In NOAA-designated Essential Fish Habitat
Troll, chunk or jig where bait stacks on temperature breaks and ledges.
In season (Oct)
SST 71°F in the prime band (66–81°F prime)
Charted 386 ft marginal for this species (656–9840 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (2.2°C across ~15 nm)
Troll the canyon edges at first and last light, or chunk overnight on the drop-off.
Off-season here in Oct
Bottom temp 57°F at 328 ft workable (37–54°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (131–656 ft ideal)
Heavy bait dragged slow on soft bottom — they ambush from the mud and barely move for it.
Off-season here in Oct
Bottom temp 57°F at 328 ft workable (39–54°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (115–492 ft ideal)
Better near wrecks and mussel beds if you can find it
Bait on the bottom around wrecks and mussel beds — the cold-month wreck regular.
Off-season here in Oct
Bottom temp 57°F at 328 ft workable (39–54°F prime)
Charted 386 ft suits this species (180–656 ft ideal)
Small jigs or bait rigs after dark over soft bottom; they push shallow at night.
Live habitat-envelope scoring at this exact cell — SST, charted depth, charted structure and seabed, NOAA-designated habitat. The same engine and cards as tapping the spot in Fish mode.
Today's bite windows — moving water
Moving water right now — easing
3:09 PM – 6:51 PM
peak 5:00 PM · ebb
peak 5:00 PM · ebb
9:42 PM – 12:58 AM
peak 11:20 PM · flood
peak 11:20 PM · flood
3:39 AM – 6:55 AM
peak 5:17 AM · ebb
peak 5:17 AM · ebb
Derived from the tide at Wildwood Crest, ocean pier — flow peaks near mid-tide, goes slack near high and low. No tidal-current station within 10 nm of this spot. Timing only — it never changes the habitat scores above.
The week ahead — full forecast
Drag the graph for any hour — wind, gusts, seas & period, rain, predicted current. The pale band around the wind line is model disagreement; the day chips carry the verdict and the number that caused it; the moons are real phases.
Sea state right now — every train
Combined
4.4 ft @ 5 s
from NNE
Wind sea
4.0 ft @ 5 s
from NNE
Swell 1
1.9 ft @ 11 s
from ESE · long-period groundswell
Swell 2
0.7 ft @ 4 s
from SSW
Swell 3
0.0 ft
Wind: NBM 2.5km direct (69 h) → GFS 0.25° direct (3 h) → Open-Meteo blend (96 h) · Waves: GFS-Wave 0.16° (12Z cycle), full train decomposition · Confidence band: GEFS ensemble spread · Bite windows: CO-OPS tidal predictions
Water temperature — last 10 weeks
2026-07-24 → 2026-10-02 · 71–81°F
Best months here
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Species in season by month for Mid-Atlantic (from the knowledge base). In season now: Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Black Sea Bass, Blueline Tilefish, Golden Tilefish, Northern Kingfish, Red Porgy, Scup (Porgy), Summer Flounder (Fluke), Tautog.
Other grounds in Mid-Atlantic
The Mud Hole
Summer Flounder (Fluke) · Black Sea Bass · Bluefish
Wilmington Canyon
Yellowfin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi · White Marlin
Chesapeake Light Tower
Cobia · Red Drum (Redfish) · Spanish Mackerel
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