Matapeake Pier, Queen Anne's County, MD
Spotted Seatrout fishing today
Skip the Spotted Seatrout trip today.
27/100
Why today scores 27
- 59°F water — Below Spotted Seatrout's active range (60–85°F)
- outgoing tide — Spotted Seatrout prefers incoming tide
- 5 mph wind — Light chop — baitfish active, fish willing to feed
Right now at Matapeake Pier
- Water temp
- 59°F
- Air temp
- 76°F
- Wind
- 5 mph NW
- Tide phase
- outgoing
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:18 AM / 7:48 PM
- Moon
- first quarter, 33% illuminated
- Solunar windows today
- 12:50 AM - 1:50 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
- Forecast
- Sunny
About Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus. Popularly called "speckled trout" or "specks." Summer-fall target in the lower Bay grass beds and the Eastern Shore coastal bays. Topwater walkers at dawn and soft plastics on jigheads are standard.
Preferred water temp: 60–85°F (ideal 72°F). Preferred tide: incoming.
MD regulations
- Minimum size
- 14"
- Daily creel limit
- 4
Chesapeake Bay: 14-inch minimum, 4 per day. Thermal-stress winter die-offs can trigger emergency closures; check MDDNR before mid-winter trips.
Source: MD regulations. Last verified: 2026-04-22.