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Little tunnyPeak seasonBar · Maine
Wilson Ledges
44.91°N · 67.10°W · Bar · Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME
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Best score today · 6 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 613 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.8 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 55°F, coldLight: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
90Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Little tunny is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with Maine DMR before you keep a fish.
Source: Maine DMR · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Little tunny is best here
Peak season for Little tunny · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Wilson Ledges
- Depth
- 30-50 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Bar · Inner · Semi-exposedBar · drop-off
- 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 Wilson Ledges
Wilson Ledges is a bar in Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME, Maine. Depth is 30-50 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads bar, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 13 species here; the best right now are striped bass, Atlantic bluefin tuna and little tunny. It is peak season now for striped bass, Atlantic bluefin tuna, little tunny and Atlantic cod, and shoulder season for tautog, summer flounder and mahi-mahi. Striped bass peak from May through June and from September through October. Atlantic bluefin tuna peak from July through October. Little tunny peak 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.
- Striped bass
- Striped bass feed where moving tide pushes bait past structure: inlets, points, jetties, bridge pilings and rips in the surf, usually in 2 to 40 feet of water. Fish dawn, dusk and night hardest, casting plugs, bucktails and soft plastics or drifting live bunker and eels, and chunk bait on the bottom in current. In midsummer the larger fish drop deeper or feed mostly after dark.
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Bluefin tuna follow schools of herring, mackerel, sand eels and menhaden over banks, ledges and shoals, mostly in the top 150 feet. Troll spreader bars and daisy chains to find fish, then switch to live bait, chunks or stick baits once a school is located. Heavy tackle and a NOAA HMS permit are required, and size-class limits change through the season.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Youngs Point70
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 70
- Little tunny 65
- Bluefish 60
4 kt NEL 4:00 PM · 2.3 ftH 9:59 PM · 16.3 ft
- Garnet Point68
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 68
- Little tunny 64
- Scup 63
4 kt NEH 9:42 PM · 18.2 ftL 4:07 AM · 1.5 ft
- Gangway Ledge67
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic codPeak season- Atlantic cod 67
- Striped bass 67
- Black sea bass 66
4 kt NEH 9:42 PM · 18.2 ftL 4:07 AM · 1.5 ft
- Schooner Cove67
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Striped bassPeak season- Striped bass 67
- Little tunny 61
- Scup 60
4 kt NEH 9:42 PM · 18.2 ftL 4:07 AM · 1.5 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 Maine DMR before you keep a fish.