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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker57
- Spot57
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Spotted seatrout55
- King mackerel54
- Red drum54
- Gray snapper52
- Southern flounder52
- Crevalle jack51
- Black drum50
- Summer flounder50
- Florida pompano47
- Red snapper47
- Weakfish46
- Little tunny45
- Black sea bass44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper43
- Spanish mackerel42
- Cobia40
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 454 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
37Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
74Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
24Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · 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
Newport News Point
- Depth
- 4-10 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Newport News Point
Newport News Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 4-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 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 black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and weakfish. 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
- Stumpy Creek Bay63
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Cypress Point63
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 63
- Red drum 62
- Atlantic tarpon 61
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Rattlesnake Bay63
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Spotted seatrout 60
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Bear Point57
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Spotted seatrout 55
12 kt NEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.