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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker53
- Spot53
- King mackerel50
- Crevalle jack49
- Gray snapper49
- Red drum48
- Red snapper47
- Spotted seatrout45
- Black drum44
- Black sea bass44
- Little tunny44
- Summer flounder44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper43
- Florida pompano39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Greater amberjack38
- Sheepshead38
- Weakfish38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 442 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
95Water temp: 74°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
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
Rock Point
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Rock Point
Rock Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, black sea bass and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and 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.
- 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
- Middle Ground57
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 57
- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Long Shoal Point53
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 53
- Atlantic croaker 49
- Spot 49
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point Shoal53
Bar · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- King mackerel 51
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 ft
- Lewis Point52
Cape · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- King mackerel 50
14 kt NEL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:27 AM · 0.4 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.