Crisfield fishing forecast today

Tide times, wind, moon phase and the best times to fish today at Crisfield, using NOAA tide station Crisfield, Little Annemessex River.

Chesapeake Bay (Maryland) Updated 11:08 AM EST, Nov 5 NOAA station 8571091

MarylandMid-Atlantic - Chesapeake Bay

Small Craft Advisory until Fri 3 AM - from the National Weather Service. Details

Bite outlook today Estimate

Fair

Small craft advisory - rough water for small boats
Normal tide range (1.8 ft)
Cloud cover - fish less spooky

Next best time

Today 2:33 PM

Prime: Minor moon period + Tide change + Dusk

Next tide

Low 3:49 PM

0.1 ft

Weather

69°F, Mostly Cloudy

Wind 14 mph S - pressure falling

Water temp

65°F

NOAA Bishops Head (19.3 mi), 8 min ago

Best times to fish

8:00 AM - 10:00 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 9:25 AM

2:33 PM - 5:30 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the low tide at 3:49 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 10:28 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 9:44 PM

All 5 times today

2:20 AM - 3:50 AMMoving water into the low tide at 3:20 AM; Minor solunar period (moonrise)

5:48 AM - 7:48 AMDawn - low light, fish move shallow

8:00 AM - 10:00 AMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon overhead); Moving water into the high tide at 9:25 AM

2:33 PM - 5:30 PMPrimeMinor solunar period (moonset); Moving water into the low tide at 3:49 PM; Dusk - the evening feed

8:28 PM - 10:28 PMPrimeMajor solunar period (moon underfoot); Moving water into the high tide at 9:44 PM

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 5:00 PM 65-71°Fwind to 15 mph S

Tide chart and times4 tides today

Prime - best times todayGood - worth fishingNight

Tide times for the next 4 days

Day	Tides (feet, MLLW)
Today	Low 3:20 AM (0.1 ft) High 9:25 AM (1.9 ft) Low 3:49 PM (0.1 ft) High 9:44 PM (1.8 ft)
Fri Nov 6	Low 4:06 AM (0.0 ft) High 10:15 AM (2.0 ft) Low 4:42 PM (0.1 ft) High 10:31 PM (1.8 ft)
Sat Nov 7	Low 4:48 AM (-0.0 ft) High 10:58 AM (2.1 ft) Low 5:28 PM (0.0 ft) High 11:12 PM (1.7 ft)
Sun Nov 8	Low 5:25 AM (-0.0 ft) High 11:36 AM (2.2 ft) Low 6:11 PM (0.0 ft) High 11:49 PM (1.6 ft)

Predictions from NOAA station 8571091 (Crisfield, Little Annemessex River). Strong wind can push real water levels above or below these predictions.

Satellite view of Crisfield from above — Imagery: USGS National Map (public domain). Pin = NOAA tide station Crisfield, Little Annemessex River; the fishing area extends around it.

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Water is 65°F - who's feedingLive reading matched to each local fish's preferred temperature. A rough guide - season and size rules still apply.

Right temperature

Striped bass 50-68°F
White perch 50-75°F
Spot and croaker 58-80°F

Too cold - slow or moved off

Channel catfish likes 68°F+

Hourly weatherNWS

11 AM69°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

12 PM69°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

1 PM69°15 mphSMostly Cloudy

2 PM70°15 mphSMostly Cloudy

3 PM70°14 mphSPartly Sunny

4 PM71°14 mphSPartly Sunny

5 PM69°14 mphSPartly Sunny

6 PM67°14 mphSMostly Cloudy

7 PM67°14 mphSPartly Cloudy

8 PM66°15 mphSPartly Cloudy

9 PM66°15 mphS20% rain

10 PM65°14 mphS21% rain

11 PM65°14 mphS26% rain

12 AM66°13 mphS31% rain

1 AM65°13 mphS37% rain

2 AM65°12 mphS47% rain

3 AM65°12 mphS56% rain

4 AM65°12 mphS70% rain

5 AM65°12 mphS74% rain

6 AM65°12 mphS75% rain

7 AM65°12 mphS80% rain

8 AM64°12 mphS83% rain

9 AM65°12 mphS82% rain

10 AM66°12 mphS88% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind around 15 mph.

Sun and moonWaning crescent

Waning crescent
12% of the moon is lit

Day	Sun	Moon	Solunar periods
Today	6:33 AM 5:00 PM	Rise 2:52 AM Set 3:03 PM	Minor 2:22 AM Major 8:00 AM Minor 2:33 PM Major 8:28 PM
Fri 6	6:34 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 3:58 AM Set 3:28 PM	Minor 3:28 AM Major 8:44 AM Minor 2:58 PM Major 9:12 PM
Sat 7	6:35 AM 4:59 PM	Rise 5:03 AM Set 3:54 PM	Minor 4:33 AM Major 9:28 AM Minor 3:24 PM Major 9:56 PM
Sun 8	6:36 AM 4:58 PM	Rise 6:08 AM Set 4:23 PM	Minor 5:38 AM Major 10:16 AM Minor 3:53 PM Major 10:44 PM
Mon 9	6:37 AM 4:57 PM	Rise 7:11 AM Set 4:56 PM	Minor 6:41 AM Major 11:04 AM Minor 4:26 PM
Tue 10	6:38 AM 4:56 PM	Rise 8:13 AM Set 5:36 PM	Major 11:32 PM Minor 7:43 AM Major 11:56 AM Minor 5:06 PM
Wed 11	6:39 AM 4:55 PM	Rise 9:11 AM Set 6:21 PM	Major 12:24 AM Minor 8:41 AM Major 12:48 PM Minor 5:51 PM

Calculated for this location. Moon times are accurate to within a few minutes. Major periods are the 2 hours around the moon passing overhead or underfoot; minor periods are the hour around moonrise and moonset.

Fishing Crisfield

The bay itself, from the lower bay at Point Lookout and Crisfield up past Solomons, Annapolis and the Bay Bridge to Baltimore.

What's biting now (Fall): Striped bass (rockfish) feed aggressively in the bay; white perch move to deeper water.

Commonly caught in this area: Striped bass (rockfish), white perch, spot, croaker and blue catfish.

Also caught here: white perch, croaker, blue catfish.

Shallow flats fish best on a rising tide that pushes fish up to feed. Move slowly, wear polarized glasses and look for tailing fish or nervous water. Cast ahead of fish, not on top of them.

Best baits here4 fish

Striped bass

White perch

Spot and croaker

Channel catfish

Full bait guide

How the bite outlook works

The rating is our estimate, not a guarantee. It combines tide range, wind, rain and storms, temperature swings, the moon phase and how well the solunar periods line up with dawn and dusk. Fish do not read forecasts - local knowledge always wins. Read more

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