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Little tunnyPeak seasonCape · Florida
Shell Pit Point
27.91°N · 80.51°W · Cape · Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all61
- Little tunny61
- Wahoo61
- Black sea bass56
- Bluefish56
- King mackerel56
- Florida pompano51
- Yellowfin tuna50
- Red snapper48
- Sheepshead45
- Crevalle jack44
- Sailfish44
- Greater amberjack42
- Striped bass42
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Mahi-mahi35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Common snook30
- Red drum30
- Spot30
- Weakfish30
- Gag grouper20
- Southern flounder20
- Spotted seatrout20
- Summer flounder20
Best score today · 4 PM · Florida pompano
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- 618 AM EST
- Best window
- 8 AM-8 PMOvercast
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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
Saturday, Nov 7 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.6 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
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 Closed (No retention)
- Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
- Spot Retention open (50 per day)
- Spotted seatrout Closed (No retention)
- Summer flounder Closed (No retention)
- 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
Peak season for Little tunny · 4 more weeks at peak
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Spot profile
Shell Pit Point
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Shell Pit Point
Shell Pit Point is a cape in Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm, Florida. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 30 species here; the best right now are little tunny, wahoo and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, wahoo, black sea bass and bluefish, and shoulder season for king mackerel, yellowfin tuna, red snapper and sheepshead. Little tunny peak from October through November. Wahoo peak from April through May and from October through November. Black sea bass peak from March through April and from October 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.
- Wahoo
- Wahoo patrol drop-offs, seamounts, rigs and weed lines where current and temperature breaks meet, usually along the 100 to 600 foot contours. High-speed trolling at 12 to 18 knots with weighted lures covers ground, and slower trolling with ballyhoo or diving plugs works over known structure. Use wire leader, because their teeth cut monofilament.
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
Nearby spots
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- Middle Banks61
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- Bluefish 58
- Florida pompano 58
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- Middle Gap61
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- Mullet Creek61
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- Black sea bass 56
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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.