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Little tunnyShoulder seasonCape · Florida
Magnolia Point
28.38°N · 80.74°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- King mackerel69
- Common snook68
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper65
- Red drum64
- Southern flounder64
- Summer flounder61
- Little tunny59
- Spanish mackerel58
- Spotted seatrout58
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Black drum56
- Red snapper56
- Red grouper55
- Cobia54
- Sheepshead53
- Weakfish52
- Florida pompano50
- Greater amberjack50
- Mahi-mahi50
- Wahoo49
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
- Gag grouper20
Best score today · 8 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 598 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.6 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
73Wind: 0 kt EPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.6 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
Magnolia Point
- Depth
- 3-7 ftNearest water
- 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 Magnolia Point
Magnolia Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth in the nearest water is 3-7 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 croaker, king mackerel and common snook. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, king mackerel, common snook and spot, and shoulder season for little tunny, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Common snook peak from April through May and 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sprig Point73
Cape · 8.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Southern flounder 72
- Atlantic tarpon 72
1 kt WL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 ft
- Shell Point70
Cape · 7.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Common snook 69
- King mackerel 68
1 kt WL 11:48 AM · 0.9 ftH 6:12 PM · 4.0 ft
- Buck Point70
Cape · 7.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Common snook 69
- King mackerel 68
1 kt WL 12:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 6:09 PM · 4.1 ft
- Jones Point68
Cape · 6.2 mi
Top: Common snookPeak season- Common snook 68
- King mackerel 67
- Crevalle jack 66
0 kt EL 11:50 AM · 0.8 ftH 6:12 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.
