Atlantic anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Saturday, June 14th, 2025, report for the Maine coast and the Atlantic just offshore. If you’re reading before dawn, you’re right on time—sunrise hit at 5:02 a.m., with another long Maine day stretching all the way to sunset at 8:23 p.m. Today’s tides for York Harbor: high at 1:33 a.m., low at 8:11 a.m., high again at 2:18 p.m., and finishing with low at 8:12 p.m. The water’s been cool, with offshore temps struggling to break 50°F, but that’s been perfect for holding haddock on the ledges and keeping the dogfish at bay, making it prime for bottom fishing.Striped bass action has kicked into high gear this week. According to Saco Bay Tackle Company, the oceanfront bite is outpacing the rivers now that herring runs are drying up. Pine Point and Camp Ellis jetties are fishing hot, especially with sandworms or Whip-it-Eels. Parsons Beach and Drakes Island just saw a wave of 24-30 inch stripers push in, and chunk mackerel has been the ticket for fish in the low 30-inch class near Drakes. Early birds are still picking off mackerel around the Saco Bay islands, though you’ll want to be on the water at first light for best results.For baits and lures, sandworms are a safe bet at the jetties, and chunking mackerel at the beaches is pulling in the larger bass. Whip-it-Eels and soft plastics like the Albie Snax XL have been downright deadly lately, with topwater plugs—especially near dusk—bringing explosive strikes in the river mouths and marshes. Glide baits and jointed swimmers are also putting fish on the deck, especially as mackerel filter into Saco, Casco, and nearby bays.If you’re interested in groundfish, haddock fishing has stayed solid thanks to those chilly offshore temps. The ledges off southern Maine are loaded, and dogfish numbers are mercifully light. Off the beaches, look for stripers out front as the bait transition from herring to mackerel continues. The salt pond by Parsons, Saco Bay sand flats, and the Camp Ellis jetties are producing consistently.Hotspots to try today:- Camp Ellis jetties for stripers on sandworms or soft plastics.- Parsons Beach surf and the nearby salt pond, especially near sundown, for bigger bass on chunked mackerel and topwater.- Offshore haddock on the ledges—bring clam or squid for bait and drop down deep.A heads-up: the halibut fishery in state waters is closed as of today, so keep those halibut trips on standby until next May. The bluefin tuna trophy zone in the Gulf of Maine is also closed for now.Thank you for tuning in to the Atlantic Maine fishing report. Don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates. 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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