June 14th Maine Fishing Report: Stripers Heating Up, Haddock Biting Offshore

14/06/2025 3 min
June 14th Maine Fishing Report: Stripers Heating Up, Haddock Biting Offshore

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Good morning from the rocky Maine coast! This is Artificial Lure with your June 14th, 2025 Atlantic Ocean Maine fishing report.Sunrise this morning was bright and early at 5:02 a.m., with sunset to follow at 8:23 p.m. Conditions are classic for early summer—cool mornings, warming into comfortable afternoons. York Harbor’s tides today favor the active angler: high tide at 1:33 a.m. (9.4 ft), low at 8:11 a.m. (0.2 ft), second high at 2:18 p.m. (8.0 ft), and evening low at 8:12 p.m. (1.4 ft), according to the York Harbor tide chart.Striper action is heating up across the southern Maine coast. The herring runs have wrapped, shifting baitfish activity to mackerel, and with that, striped bass are on the move. Saco Bay Tackle Company reports strong fishing along the oceanfront, especially at Pine Point and Camp Ellis jetties. Sandworms are the hot bait for those fishing from shore, while Whip-it-Eels are tearing it up for lure anglers.Webhannet Bait and Tackle says Parsons Beach and Drakes Island are seeing a good push of stripers in the low 30-inch range. One dedicated angler at Drakes has been landing multiple fish chunking mackerel—a tried-and-true striper tactic this time of year. The salt pond at Parson’s is loaded, and the Mousam River’s upstream glow with topwater action near sundown.Captain Lou Tirado and the Diamond Pass Outfitters crew report that soft plastics like the Albie Snax XL and topwater plugs are scoring bass not only in the rivers but also out on the sand flats and marshes. Glide baits and jointed swimmers are putting up numbers too, and with mackerel filling in across Saco, Casco, and adjacent bays, expect bass to push out front along the beaches in coming days.Offshore, water temps are still on the chilly side—hovering just above 50 degrees—but that’s kept haddock fishing hot on the ledges. Anglers out of the Bunny Clark are still seeing big pollock show up in decent numbers too, an exciting bonus for anyone working the bottom.Best lures right now? For stripers, bring a mix: Whip-it-Eels, Albie Snax XL, topwater plugs, glide baits, and jointed swimmers. For bait, nothing beats live or chunked mackerel, but sandworms are very effective from jetties and the surf.If you’re hunting white perch on a nearby lake around dusk, a small piece of nightcrawler under a float is almost a sure bet, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.A couple of hot spots to try: Camp Ellis jetties for shore-based stripers, Parsons Beach and its salt pond for mixed sizes and steady action, and Saco Bay islands if you’re up before dawn for mackerel.Thanks for tuning in to your daily Maine coast fishing rundown. Be sure to subscribe for more reports, tips, and local secrets. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease.ai.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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