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Little tunnyShoulder seasonBay · Florida
Gallinipper Basin
28.68°N · 80.66°W · Bay · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot70
- Red drum69
- Atlantic tarpon67
- Crevalle jack67
- Common snook65
- Southern flounder65
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder60
- Gray snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Black drum56
- Florida pompano56
- Spanish mackerel52
- Little tunny51
- Weakfish51
- Black sea bass50
- Mahi-mahi50
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Cobia48
- Red grouper48
- Wahoo48
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack44
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 6 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 517 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.5 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 · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
56Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 0 kt SPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 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
Gallinipper Basin
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Gallinipper Basin
Gallinipper Basin is a bay in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 29 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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.
- Spot
- Spot school over mud and sand in bays, tidal creeks and channels and around piers and bridges, generally in less than 25 feet of water. Fish a two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and bits of bloodworm or shrimp, and move until you find a school. In fall the biggest fish run out of the sounds past piers and inlets, and the bite can go all day.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Eddy Creek72
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 70
- Red drum 69
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Gallinipper Point69
Cape · 0.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Eddy Point69
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 ft
- Middle Banks69
Bar · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Atlantic tarpon 67
0 kt SL 11:57 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:07 PM · 4.1 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.