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Nautical Twilight begins:Sunrise:
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Sunset:Nautical Twilight ends:
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Moonrise:
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Moon over:
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Moon under:
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Visibility:1%
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New Moon
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Distance to earth:405,064 kmProximity:1.5 %
Moon Phases for Bel Air
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excellent Day
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major Time:12:01 am - 02:01 am
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minor Time:07:33 am - 09:33 am
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major Time:12:32 pm - 02:32 pm
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minor Time:
05:32 pm - 07:32 pm
Tide Clock
Tide Graph
Times
Tide | Time | Height |
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low | 04:06 am | 0.49 ft |
high | 09:24 am | 1.31 ft |
low | 03:06 pm | 0.2 ft |
high | 10:15 pm | 1.87 ft |
Wind Speed and Direction
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.
Fishing Barometer
Atmospheric Pressure:
Change since midnight:
Trend for next 6 hours:
Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.
UV Effect on Fishing
As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.
Date | Major Bite Times | Minor Bite Times | Sun | Moon | Moonphase | Tide Times |
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![]() New Moon |
low:
, 0.49 ft
high:
, 1.31 ft
, Coeff: 63
low:
, 0.2 ft
high:
, 1.87 ft
, Coeff: 124
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![]() Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.25 ft
, Coeff: 56
low:
, 0.16 ft
high:
, 1.87 ft
, Coeff: 124
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R: S: |
![]() Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.15 ft
, Coeff: 45
low:
, 0.2 ft
high:
, 1.87 ft
, Coeff: 124
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R: S: |
![]() Waxing Crescent |
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.12 ft
, Coeff: 41
low:
, 0.2 ft
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![]() Waxing Crescent |
high:
, 1.84 ft
, Coeff: 120
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.08 ft
, Coeff: 38
low:
, 0.23 ft
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![]() Waxing Crescent |
high:
, 1.77 ft
, Coeff: 113
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.05 ft
, Coeff: 34
low:
, 0.3 ft
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![]() First Quarter Moon |
high:
, 1.74 ft
, Coeff: 109
low:
, 0.52 ft
high:
, 1.05 ft
, Coeff: 34
low:
, 0.33 ft
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October Fishing Report
October brings cooling water and active feeds around Bel Air’s nearby waters like the Bush River, Gunpowder, and upper Chesapeake tributaries. Look for bird activity and busting bait at first light; Striped Bass are pushing peanut bunker shallow, with steady action on windy points and current seams.
Best times: dawn and dusk around moving tides. After rains, slightly stained water has helped the bite along riprap and creek mouths.
Hot bites: Schoolie Stripers on 4–5 inch soft-plastic jigs (olive/white) and small metal spoons; switch to topwater walkers early when it’s calm. White Perch stack on channel edges—tiny jigs or grass shrimp under floats produce. In ponds and backwaters, Largemouth Bass hit shallow crankbaits and chatterbaits around dying grass. Crappie are suspending over brush in 8–12 feet—minnows or 1/32 oz tubes in chartreuse work well. Nighttime Channel Catfish remain reliable on fresh cut bait along deeper bends.
Conditions: North–west winds concentrate bait on south-facing shorelines; clearer mornings, mid-60s to upper-50s water temps, and sporadic surface feeds through mid-month.
Top tip: Keep a metal spoon rigged—when birds pop up suddenly, a fast-countdown spoon covers water quickly and matches tiny bait for instant hookups.
Best Fishing Spots in the greater Bel Air area
Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 1 beaches and bays in this area.
Campus Hills Pond Dam - 6.68793638484km
Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 1 main harbours in this area.
Otter Creek Marina - 12.63872103206km
We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Bel Air. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.
Heavenly Waters - 2.88036061417km , Farnandis Branch - 3.08779535199km , Elbow Brook - 3.65573592529km , Sylvan Gorge Burn - 3.68938100422km , Bear Cabin Branch - 3.86383952197km , Bread and Cheese Branch - 4.77808029355km , High Bridge Branch - 4.88919521809km , Long Branch - 4.98325283862km , Plumtree Run - 5.6261402334km , Campus Hills Pond Dam - 6.68793638484km , Atkisson Dam - 7.08251733917km , Mountain Branch - 7.41377038733km , Cabbage Run - 7.41425395987km , Hoops Branch - 7.44575281855km , Overshot Branch - 7.68572459905km , Rocky Branch - 7.70234871313km , Laurel Brook - 7.90687257868km , West Branch Winters Run - 7.92251325434km , East Branch Winters Run - 7.94615141627km , Broad Run - 8.06250818779km , Priestford Hills Dam - 8.26662387552km , Saint Omer Branch - 8.64042805807km , Wildcat Branch - 8.71049075168km , Dick Branch - 8.9664957667km , Stout Bottle Branch - 9.06974563192km , South Stirrup Run - 9.40688539259km , North Stirrup Run - 9.418192238km , Tobacco Run - 9.60533741297km , Stirrup Run - 9.65352990956km , Thomas Run - 9.72735049173km , Bynum Run - 10.84944777431km , James Run - 10.84944777431km , Coolbranch Run - 11.16750962589km , Kellogg Branch - 11.47736690828km , Winters Run - 11.7670608421km , Mill Brook - 11.92803427096km , Gladden Branch - 12.12678677915km , Haha Branch - 12.22395113581km , Edgewater Village Dam - 12.45668609973km , Otter Creek Marina - 12.63872103206km





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