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Little tunnyPeak season

Cape · Maryland

Seth Point

38.84°N · 76.26°W · Cape · Eastern Bay

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Best score today · 12 AM · Spot

72/100Great
Now
6311 AM EDT
Best window
12-7 PMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding1.1 ft ▲

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24-hour conditions

Saturday, Sep 26 · 9 AM

Time9A
Score70Great
Tide0.8 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.7 kn · toward S
Wind18 kn NNWgusts 23 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.4 ft · 3 s
Air temp64°Mild
WeatherOvercast98% cloud
Water70°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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

Source: Maryland DNR · synced yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Little tunny is best here

Peak season for Little tunny · 5 more weeks at peak

Little tunny season by week of the year. Peak season for Little tunny · 5 more weeks at peak.
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  • Shoulder
  • Off
  • Not here
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Little tunny in Maryland

Spot profile

Seth Point

Depth
2-10 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
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 Seth Point

Seth Point is a cape in Eastern Bay, Maryland. Depth in the nearest water is 2-10 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and scup. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, scup and red drum, and shoulder season for bluefish, Atlantic croaker, black sea bass and spotted seatrout. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June 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.
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.
Scup
Scup school over hard and mixed bottom, rock piles, mussel beds, piers and jetties, usually in 10 to 60 feet of water. Fish a high-low rig with small hooks and squid or clam strips on the bottom, and chum with clam to hold a school under the boat. If nothing bites within 15 minutes, move to the next piece of structure.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Wells Cove

    Bay · 2.1 mi

    66
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 66
    • Spot 65
    • Red drum 63

    8 kt NEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Eastern Bay

    Bay · 3.5 mi

    66
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 66
    • Red drum 63
    • Spanish mackerel 63

    8 kt NEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Wades Point

    Cape · 2.2 mi

    63
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 63
    • Spot 62
    • Scup 61

    8 kt NEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 PM · 0.8 ft

  • Bennett Point

    Cape · 3.1 mi

    63
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 63
    • Spot 62
    • Scup 61

    8 kt NEH 12:59 PM · 1.2 ftL 6:40 PM · 0.8 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 Maryland DNR before you keep a fish.