Maine Fishing Report: Late Spring Stripers, Haddock, and Topwater Action 1m1i2t

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure bringing you today’s Atlantic Ocean, Maine fishing report for Saturday, June 14, 2025. We’re kicking things off with near-perfect late-spring conditions along the Maine coast. Sunrise this morning was at 4:58am, and the sun will set tonight at 8:24pm, giving you a full day to get out there. Tides in Portland are high at 1:27am and 2:12pm, and lows are at 7:56am and 7:57pm—so you’ve got great water movement through the heart of the day, perfect for targeting those active fish according to Portland Maine tide data. Weather’s cooperating too, with cool, crisp mornings mellowing into mild afternoons, just as the crew at On The Water put it this week. That’s got fish on the move and biting strong, especially as herring runs are fading and mackerel are just starting to push in. Let’s talk action. Stripers are front and center right now—big schools of 24 to 30-inchers have shown up around Parsons Beach and Drakes Island, with some folks pulling low-30-inch class fish, especially chunking mackerel at Drakes. Camp Ellis and Pine Point jetties are also producing, with sandworms as a go-to bait. Soft plastics like Albie Snax XL, Whip-it Eels, and glide baits are getting hammered, particularly in Casco and Saco Bays. Early risers drifting for mackerel near the Saco Bay islands are finding enough for bait, even if they’re a little elusive. If you’re a fan of surface action, the Mousam River’s upper reaches are hot on topwater at sundown. Paddletails are catching their fair share, and this bite is only picking up. Meanwhile, Captain Lou Tirado over at Diamond Outfitters tells us the sand flats and marshes are still holding good bass, but with mackerel moving in, look for a shifting bite toward the oceanfront beaches soon. Offshore, the water’s still chilly, barely breaking the 50-degree mark, but that’s keeping haddock stacked up on the ledges—Bonny Clark’s deep sea charters have reported some of the biggest pollock of the season showing up unexpectedly. Dogfish haven’t swarmed in yet, so bottom fishing remains productive. As for best baits and lures: - Sandworms and chunked mackerel are primo for stripers. - Soft plastics—especially those imitating herring—are a must-have. - Topwater plugs at dawn and dusk are grabbing attention. - For haddock and pollock, clams, squid, and jigs are still top producers. Hot spots this weekend: Camp Ellis jetties for shore-bound anglers, Parsons Beach and the salt pond for inshore stripers, and the ledges out of Saco Bay for offshore bottom fishing. Thanks for tuning in to today’s local report! Don’t forget to subscribe for your daily bite, and we’ll keep you on the fish. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. 3w712l