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Little tunnyShoulder season

Channel · Georgia

South Brunswick River

31.15°N · 81.55°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM

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Best score today · 7 PM · Little tunny

80/100Great
Now
609 PM EDT
Best window
9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Ebbing7.5 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 9 PM · now

Time9PNOW
Score60Good
Tide7.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.4 kn · toward SSE
Wind6 kn NEgusts 11 · steady
Air temp77°Warm
WeatherPartly cloudy32% cloud

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

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No rule for Little tunny is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Little tunny is best here

Last week of shoulder season for Little tunny · peak season next

Little tunny season by week of the year. Last week of shoulder season for Little tunny · peak season next.
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Little tunny in Georgia

Spot profile

South Brunswick River

Depth
8-25 ftSlope
Structure
Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
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 South Brunswick River

South Brunswick River is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 8-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for weakfish, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.

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

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  • Brandy Point

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    78
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    • Atlantic tarpon 78
    • Crevalle jack 76
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  • Morrison Slough

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    76
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    • Atlantic tarpon 76
    • Atlantic croaker 75
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  • Gibson Creek

    Channel · 3.7 mi

    76
    Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season
    • Atlantic croaker 76
    • Atlantic tarpon 75
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    6 kt NEL 1:32 AM · 1.4 ftH 8:09 AM · 8.2 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.