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Little tunnyShoulder seasonCape · Florida
Hook Point
27.45°N · 80.29°W · Cape · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Common snook65
- Gray snapper59
- Red drum59
- Southern flounder59
- Atlantic croaker56
- Crevalle jack55
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder55
- Spot54
- Spotted seatrout49
- Weakfish49
- Little tunny48
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black drum46
- Florida pompano46
- Black sea bass44
- Cobia44
- Red snapper43
- Wahoo41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper40
- Greater amberjack39
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Sailfish27
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 5 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 481 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
48Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.0 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 2 kt SPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
33Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Atlantic state waters (Nassau through Miami-Dade counties)
No rule for Little tunny is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with FWC before you keep a fish.
Species rules here
- Atlantic croaker Retention open (50 per day)
- Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
- Bluefish Retention open (3 per day)
- Bonefish Catch & release (No retention)
- Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
- Crevalle jack Retention open
- Florida pompano Retention open (6 per day)
- Gag grouper Closed (No retention)
- Gray snapper Retention open (5 per day (10 snapper combined))
- Gray triggerfish Retention open (10 per day)
- Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
- King mackerel Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (5 per day)
- Permit Retention open (2 per day)
- Red drum Catch & release (No retention)
- Red grouper Retention open (3 per day (3 Atlantic grouper and tilefish combined))
- Red snapper Check regulations
- Sailfish Retention open (1 per day (1 billfish combined))
- Sheepshead Retention open (8 per day)
- Snook Retention open (1 per day)
- Southern flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Retention open (2 per day)
- Summer flounder Retention open (5 per day)
- Tarpon Catch & release (No retention)
- Wahoo Retention open (2 per day)
Source: FWC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Little tunny is best here
Shoulder season for Little tunny · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Hook Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonLittle tunny
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Hook Point
Hook Point is a cape in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, gray snapper and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black drum. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
Tackle & technique
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Atlantic tarpon
- Tarpon roll along beaches, in passes and channels, and under bridges from late spring through fall, and in South Florida some fish stay through winter in warm canals and backcountry rivers. Live crabs, mullet or pinfish drifted through a pass on the outgoing tide, or a fly or soft plastic cast ahead of a rolling string of fish, are the main approaches. Use a long heavy leader, bow to the jumps, and keep big fish in the water for release.
- Common snook
- Snook ambush bait around mangrove shorelines, bridge and dock lights, jetties and the mouths of passes and inlets, generally in 2 to 15 feet of water. Fish moving water, especially the outgoing tide, with a live pilchard, pinfish or shrimp, or a jerkbait or soft plastic swum past the structure. In summer they spawn along beaches and inlets, and in winter they crowd into rivers, canals and deep backcountry creeks where the water stays warmer.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Fort Pierce Inlet77
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 77
- Common snook 76
- Southern flounder 67
2 kt SH 6:13 AM · 2.9 ftL 12:23 PM · 1.0 ft
- Fort Pierce Inlet Inner Range75
Channel · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 75
- Common snook 70
- Atlantic croaker 65
2 kt SH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Faber Point67
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Common snook 65
- Gray snapper 59
2 kt SH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
- Dynamite Point67
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
- Gray snapper 58
2 kt SH 6:41 AM · 1.9 ftL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with FWC before you keep a fish.