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Little tunnyShoulder seasonChannel · Florida
Saint Lucie Cut
27.48°N · 80.31°W · Channel · Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic tarpon82
- Common snook79
- Crevalle jack78
- Gray snapper76
- Summer flounder76
- Atlantic croaker75
- Red drum73
- Southern flounder73
- Spot71
- King mackerel70
- Weakfish66
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black sea bass63
- Black drum62
- Little tunny62
- Spanish mackerel61
- Cobia57
- Sheepshead57
- Greater amberjack55
- Gray triggerfish54
- Red grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Florida pompano48
- Wahoo48
- Mahi-mahi43
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 6211 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
86Wind: 1 kt SPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
57Water temp: 86°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
70Season: 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
Saint Lucie Cut
- Depth
- 2-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · 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 Saint Lucie Cut
Saint Lucie Cut is a channel in Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 2-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic tarpon, common snook and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic tarpon, common snook, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for weakfish, black sea bass, black drum and little tunny. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September. Common snook peak from April through May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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 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 Cut81
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 81
- Common snook 78
- Crevalle jack 76
1 kt SL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ftH 7:13 PM · 2.2 ft
- Shortys Slough76
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Common snook 72
1 kt SL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ftH 7:13 PM · 2.2 ft
- Tucker Cove74
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 74
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
1 kt SL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ftH 7:13 PM · 2.2 ft
- Wildcat Cove74
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 74
- Common snook 73
- Atlantic tarpon 70
1 kt SL 12:31 PM · 0.2 ftH 7:13 PM · 2.2 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.