Assateague Island — MD Surf, Worcester County, MD
Summer Flounder fishing today
Skip the Summer Flounder trip today.
27/100
Why today scores 27
- 57°F water — Below Summer Flounder's active range (58–75°F)
- incoming tide — Summer Flounder prefers outgoing tide
- 6 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Assateague Island — MD Surf
- Water temp
- 57°F
- Air temp
- 67°F
- Wind
- 6 mph E
- Tide phase
- incoming
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:15 AM / 7:42 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
- Forecast
- Mostly Sunny
About Summer Flounder
Paralichthys dentatus. Locally called "fluke." Flatfish that ambushes bait off sandy and mixed bottom. Drifting bucktails tipped with Gulp! or live minnows through Ocean City and Chincoteague inlets is the classic method.
Preferred water temp: 58–75°F (ideal 65°F). Preferred tide: outgoing.
MD regulations
- Minimum size
- 16"
- Daily creel limit
- 4
Atlantic coast and coastal bays: 16 in (Jan 1–May 31) / 17.5 in (Jun 1–Dec 31), 4 per day. Summer flounder regulations are ASMFC-managed and typically re-set annually; verify before the season.
Source: MD regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.