Location · MD

Solomon's Island Fishing Pier

Calvert County, MD · pier

Solomon's Island at the mouth of the Patuxent River is a classic lower Bay fishing destination. The public pier and adjacent shoreline fish well for stripers, bluefish, and spotted seatrout. Charter fleet nearby for deeper water species.

Free public pier on the waterfront. Charter boats operate from the marina. Spotted seatrout and red drum more common in late summer and fall.

Right now

Water temp
62°F
Air temp
74°F
Wind
6 mph N
Tide phase
outgoing
Sunrise / sunset
6:20 AM / 7:47 PM
Moon
first quarter, 33% illuminated
Solunar windows
12:40 AM - 1:40 AM · 4:40 AM - 6:40 AM · 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM · 5:10 PM - 7:10 PM
Forecast
Sunny

Best species to target today

  1. White Perch Morone americana
    96/100
  2. Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus
    96/100
  3. Striped Bass Morone saxatilis · harvest closed
    80/100
  4. Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
    74/100
  5. Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
    68/100
  6. Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus
    68/100
  7. Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
    27/100