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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot73
- Crevalle jack69
- King mackerel69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Gray snapper66
- Red drum65
- Summer flounder64
- Little tunny63
- Spotted seatrout63
- Southern flounder62
- Black drum61
- Black sea bass61
- Florida pompano61
- Gray triggerfish61
- Red snapper61
- Gag grouper60
- Red grouper60
- Spanish mackerel59
- Sheepshead58
- Weakfish56
- Cobia55
- Greater amberjack55
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 634 PM EDT
- Best window
- 4-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.2 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
76Season: 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 today
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
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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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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 Ground75
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- Atlantic tarpon 74
- Atlantic croaker 73
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Long Shoal Point73
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sandy Point Shoal73
Bar · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Summer flounder 71
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 AM · 0.4 ft
- Lewis Point72
Cape · 4.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 72
- Crevalle jack 69
9 kt ENEH 9:03 PM · 0.5 ftL 3:21 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.