Artificial Lure here with your Monday morning fishing report for the Maine Atlantic coast, October 20th, 2025.The sun rose bright at 6:54 this morning and it’ll dip below the horizon around 5:39 this evening, giving us solid daylight hours for working the tides. Speaking of tides, Bar Harbor’s running a low at 3:57 AM, a hefty high up at 10:06 AM at nearly 11 feet, then another low at 4:21 PM. York Harbor’s close behind, so plan your outing for that strong incoming morning tide or time your return with the late afternoon slack according to NOAA Tides & Currents.Weather offshore is shifting. Skies opened up after dawn, with the early overcast clearing fast. We’re seeing air temps in the low 60s, but Maine Harbors forecasts a front sliding in, bringing light winds out of the south early—under 10 knots—and seas starting calm, 2 to 3 feet, building into afternoon. Rain showers could move through tonight, so keep your gear ready to stow.Let’s talk fish. Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing reports that fall transition is firing up the groundfish bite. This week’s trips bagged a mixed haul: cod (biggest at 20.5 pounds!), a boat-load of pollock up to 19 pounds, cusk to 12.5 pounds, keeper haddock, and a few bonus redfish and whiting. No blue sharks and no dogfish bugging the lines. The action’s been at its best around hard bottom, mid-depth reefs, and when the drift lines up right with the tide and wind. Offshore bites are more consistent on the stable drift—get that sea anchor ready if you catch the odd wind-tide standoff.High-output anglers were running jigs and classic cod flies. I’d reach for heavy Norwegian jigs or diamond jigs tipped with glow or white teasers. When bite is slow, switch up with a bucktail or cod fly, especially over that early-morning high tide. For mackerel, Sabiki rigs with a sliver of squid are reliable, and if you’re after haddock or whiting around the gravel, stick with clams or cut sea herring for bait. Tipping your jigs with Gulp! Saltwater soft plastics can produce too when the fish are looking for scent.If inshore’s more your thing, reports mention a late-run striper blitz near the mouths of the Saco and Kennebec—topwater poppers and white paddle tail soft plastics have been nabbing keepers right in the wash. Mackerel and small pollock are thick around Portland Head and Old Orchard Pier—Sabiki rigs and small metals are the ticket.Hotspots to try today: - **Jeffrey’s Ledge:** still giving up big pollock and cod, and a few late haddock hanging on; - **The Cusk Hump** off Ogunquit: good for cusk, haddock, and random redfish with steady jigging; - **Mouth of the Kennebec River:** blitzing stripers on the outgoing after high tide, especially at first light.Ground is crowded with bait so matching the ‘hatch’ is key—think sand eels and herring. Bring both chrome and glow jigs, and don’t forget a pack of squid strips or salted clams for stubborn haddock and cusk.As always, check your regs—October cod are still a one-per-person deal until November, and the haddock slot’s holding at 18 inches minimum length. Keep an eye on the weather window: winds will stiffen late, so fish the early tide and be safe running back.Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for daily updates on what’s biting, and where to find them. 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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