Artificial Lure here with your Saturday, September 27, 2025 Maine Atlantic fishing report. First light kissed the water at 6:58am and we’ll wrap up with sunset at 6:56pm, giving us solid action all day. Tides in York Harbor showed a high at 3:12am, low at 9:13am, another high rolling through at 3:16pm, and slack water bottoming out with a 9:52pm low, so be ready for lively current on the mid-morning and afternoon swings. That high tide before lunch should set things in motion right along the rocks and ledges.Weather this morning started crisp, giving way to sunny skies and calm seas. According to Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing, we’ve been blessed with just the right nip in the air, surface temps nudging into the mid-sixties, and only a light breeze—absolutely textbook fall bite conditions in the Gulf of Maine.Recent catches offshore have been nothing short of a September classic. Pollock are coming over the rails in numbers, many in the 6 to 9 pound bracket if you head out a bit. Haddock is still in play, and cusk are filling the coolers too. Though cod is strictly controlled, you can legally keep one per angler through this fall window; trips this week turned up a handful of stout cod, some fine redfish, plus scattered whiting and the occasional white hake. Dogs and blue sharks made their aggravating presence known, with several anglers losing tackle, so pack a few extra rigs.On top of that, jig and cod fly combos were by far the most productive presentation offshore. Butterfly jigs, bucktail teasers, and traditional Norwegian-style metal jigs are shining, especially during those moderate drifts. If you’re looking to drift the bottom for haddock or cusk, nothing beats a simple baited clam or chunk of salted herring. Try adding a bright Gulp! teaser to your rig for extra hits.From shore and the nearby estuaries, striped bass are still shaking the tides and hitting live eels after dark and soft plastics on the outgoing tides. Mackerel schools move in close as the tide rises, so keep a few Sabiki rigs handy if you want a quick bite or easy live bait. Surfcasters are picking up good numbers of schoolie bass and a few keepers at hot spots like Biddeford Pool and the mouth of the Saco River.For the adventurous, head out of Ogunquit or Portland for deep drops—these have been producing larger pollock and even a few big monkfish. Don’t overlook reefs like Jeffrey’s Ledge or Old Scantum for haddock and mixed bags, while York Harbor’s inside ledges and Portland Head light up on sunrise tides for inshore action.One big note for anyone thinking red snapper: NOAA’s closure came down hard this week in the South Atlantic, but for us in Maine the key is always cod, haddock, and pollock this time of year.Look for schools of bait and birds working—if you find the bait, you’ll find the fish. With herring and mackerel pushing inshore, stripers and blues will be on the prowl wherever the forage piles up.That’s all for today’s run-down. Thank you for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe for all the latest updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1PnThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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