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Little tunnyShoulder seasonBay · Florida
Pine Island Bay
27.75°N · 80.41°W · Bay · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Common snook62
- Spot62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Crevalle jack61
- Summer flounder59
- Gray snapper57
- Red drum57
- King mackerel56
- Southern flounder56
- Weakfish52
- Black drum48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Black sea bass47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Florida pompano46
- Red snapper46
- Little tunny45
- Cobia44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red grouper44
- Wahoo43
- Sheepshead42
- Mahi-mahi40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 456 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt SSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
40Water temp: 85°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
69Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of 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
Pine Island Bay
- Depth
- About 3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Pine Island Bay
Pine Island Bay is a bay in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is about 3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, common snook and spot. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, common snook, spot and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, black sea bass and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Spot peak from September through October.
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 croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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
- East Channel69
Channel · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Common snook 67
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Michael Creek65
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Red drum 64
- Southern flounder 64
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- South Point62
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 ft
- Duck Point62
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
3 kt SSWH 9:04 AM · 0.4 ftL 4:05 PM · 0.3 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.