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Early Summer Cod and Mackerel: Timing the Flood and Evening Ebb off Newfoundland's Avalon Coast

Early Summer Cod and Mackerel: Timing the Flood and Evening Ebb off Newfoundland's Avalon Coast

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This is Artificial Lure with your Newfoundland coastal fishing report. We’re sitting on a cool, damp early-summer pattern around the Avalon and northeast coast. Environment Canada shows light southwest winds this morning building to 15–25 km/h by afternoon, with scattered fog patches burning off to broken cloud and highs near 10–14°C along the water. Marine forecasts have a gentle swell 1–2 metres, so it’s fishable, but keep an eye on that breeze later in the day. Tides around St. John’s Harbour and Conception Bay are running mid‑range. Low water is near first light, with a solid flood through the morning and high tide late morning to midday, then another ebb carrying into the evening. Over on the west and south coasts it runs roughly an hour later. The best bite has been lining up with the first half of the flood and the start of the evening ebb. Sunrise is just after 4:50 a.m. and sunset around 9:10 p.m., giving a long window. The low‑light periods have been the ticket; once the sun gets high and the wind lays down, things slow right off in the clear water. Inshore, folks jigging off headlands and from small boats are seeing decent cod when and where the limited recreational openings allow, mostly school‑sized fish with the odd 8–10‑pounder mixed in. There’s been steady talk of mackerel showing in better numbers the last few days, with small “tinker” macks tight to shore and larger fish hanging around drop‑offs and wharf lights at night. A few sea‑run trout are still being picked up in river mouths and coves, especially where there’s a bit of freshwater trickling in. For lures, keep it simple and local. Cod are coming on classic Norwegian‑style jiggers, 4–6 oz in silver or chrome with a hint of red or green. Some skippers are swearing by adding a short dropper fly above the jig to pick off extra fish on a good mark. For mackerel, break out small silver or mackerel‑pattern spoons, shiny “gotcha”‑style jigs, and feather mackerel rigs. Fast, erratic retrieves are turning the better fish. Sea trout have been hitting little copper or brass spoons, black‑backed spinners, and small sand‑eel‑style soft plastics. If you’re soaking bait, fresh squid strips are still king for both cod and macks. Capelin, when you can get it, is deadly—fillets or whole baits on a simple paternoster rig. For trout in the salt, bits of worm or shrimp drifted naturally along the shoreline are fooling fish when they’re shy of hardware. Couple of hot spots to keep an eye on: 1) Conception Bay from Holyrood out toward Bell Island, working the 40–80‑foot contours for cod on the flood, then sliding shallow in the evening for mackerel along the wharves and breakwaters. 2) The headlands and coves around Bay Bulls and Witless Bay, where bait has been stacking up and drawing both cod and mackerel tight to the rock, especially on that evening tide with a bit of chop. As always, check the latest DFO regulations and openings before you head out, watch the fog, and let the weather call the day, not the other way around. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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