New England · ChartNav curated ground
Georges Bank
The legendary shoal at the edge of the Gulf of Maine — cod and haddock history, and a summer tuna and shark grounds along the edges.
What's biting here — right now
Prime water for Bluefin Tuna & Blue Shark — 61°F on top, slack now, moving 6:55 PM–10:33 PM.
Today's bite
6:55 PM – 10:33 PM · dusk bite
Days ahead
Today
ROUGH
seas 5.1 ft
Mon
ROUGH
seas 5.6 ft
Tue
ROUGH
wind 21 kt
Wed
OK
wind 13 kt
Thu
ROUGH
gusts 26 kt
Bluefin Tuna100
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F in the prime band (59–72°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (82–656 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°C across ~15 nm)
In NOAA-designated Essential Fish Habitat
Troll, chunk or jig where bait stacks on temperature breaks and ledges.
Blue Shark100
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F in the prime band (55–68°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (131–3280 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°C across ~15 nm)
They find the chum slick on their own — circle hooks and a wire bite leader, then let them go.
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F in the prime band (59–70°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (98–1312 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°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 55°F at 98 ft in the prime band (46–70°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (26–131 ft ideal)
Better near structure or edges if you can find it
Small hooks with squid or worms over hard bottom and mussel beds.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 55°F at 98 ft in the prime band (46–72°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (33–148 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Squid or clam on hi-lo rigs directly over wrecks, reefs and rockpiles.
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F workable (63–75°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (49–656 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°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)
Bottom temp 55°F at 98 ft workable (37–54°F prime)
Charted 135 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.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 55°F at 98 ft workable (39–54°F prime)
Charted 135 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.
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F workable (63–72°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (131–1640 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°C across ~15 nm)
Chum slick on temperature breaks near bait concentrations.
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F workable (43–59°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (49–656 ft ideal)
Impossible to avoid once they move in — move off the pack or switch to a bait they cannot swallow.
In season (Oct)
SST 61°F workable (63–73°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (16–131 ft ideal)
Temperature break nearby (0.8°C across ~15 nm)
Trolled small feathers or cast metals around bait; moving water.
Pollock57
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 55°F at 98 ft workable (37–52°F prime)
Charted 135 ft suits this species (115–492 ft ideal)
Better near structure or edges if you can find it
Vertical jigs worked mid-column over ledges and wrecks.
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
Slack water right now
6:55 PM – 10:33 PM
peak 8:44 PM · ebb
peak 8:44 PM · ebb
1:27 AM – 4:53 AM
peak 3:10 AM · flood
peak 3:10 AM · flood
7:39 AM – 10:58 AM
peak 9:19 AM · ebb
peak 9:19 AM · ebb
Derived from the tide at Georges Shoal, Texas Tower — 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
4.8 ft @ 7 s
from ESE
Wind sea
4.8 ft @ 7 s
from E
Swell 1
0.3 ft @ 5 s
from SW
Swell 2
0.0 ft
Swell 3
0.0 ft
Wind: NBM 2.5km direct (68 h) → GFS 0.25° direct (4 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
2026-07-25 → 2026-10-03 · 60–66°F
Best months here
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Species in season by month for New England (from the knowledge base). In season now: Black Sea Bass, Golden Tilefish, Monkfish (Goosefish), Red Hake (Ling), Scup (Porgy), Silver Hake (Whiting), Tautog, White Hake, Acadian Redfish, Atlantic Cod.
Other grounds in New England
Stellwagen Bank
Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna · Bluefish
Jeffreys Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Bluefin Tuna
Cashes Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Haddock
Nantucket Shoals
Bluefish · Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna
Cox Ledge
Black Sea Bass · Striped Bass · Atlantic Cod
Cape Cod Canal (East End)
Striped Bass · Bluefish
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