Ocean Current

[dinows]

I fish out of New Hampshire in what they call "The Gulf of Maine" Every once in a while the current runs so hard on the bottom (I am talking 20 miles out not in the rivers) that you cant even keep your lines on the bottom and they go almost straight out making for a real worthless day. Are there any weather sites that anyone knows of that perdict this bottom current. If I was aware it was going to be around I would definately pick a different day to go out
Thanks

 

[adru]

I'm not sure where the Gulf of Maine begins and ends along the coast but I would suggest you speak to some local commercial fishermen or draggers that fish the area. They will be your best bet. Finding when the tide runs slack using tide charts may also help. Heres a link to the NOAA web page for tides and currents though I think they consentrate on near shore surface currents.
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/currents09/cpred2.html#MA

 

[Riverbed]

Dinows - are you talking the Jeffrey's Ledge area or farther out? Or maybe Stellwagon? There are crazy currents flushing between the Isles of Shoals and Jeffreys. To the east of the Isles where the bottom is 30 to 40 feet, and as you continue east, the depth drops to 50-80 feet in the Scantam Basin(a bit south toward Hampton and Newburyport) then going north it narrows considerably before opening up into Jeffrey's Basin. Both basins run north and south. Water going north-south thru that narrow gut cranks and you should see it running parallel to the shore if that's the area you're talking about. Stop in and ask the Marconis (Marconi Fish Market). They used to be located on the south bank of the Piscatequa (maybe Route 1A) running along the river between Portsmouth (Strawberry Banke) and New Castle. They've been fishing there for a hundred years and could probably tell you when and where you get the most current. C'mon back and tell us.

 

[dinows]

Hi, Know the Marconis well but hsve never asked them this question (normally we have had to much beer to talk about fishing) But yes I do fish at the Scantim and the ledge. By the way, they sold their fish market several years ago to Sanders Lobster pound

Thanks Dino