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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker75
- Spot75
- Atlantic tarpon71
- Crevalle jack71
- Southern flounder69
- Gray snapper68
- Red drum67
- Summer flounder67
- King mackerel65
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum63
- Sheepshead60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Cobia59
- Black sea bass57
- Gray triggerfish57
- Red snapper57
- Gag grouper56
- Red grouper56
- Weakfish56
- Little tunny55
- Greater amberjack51
- Florida pompano50
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 5510 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt NWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
36Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
64Season: ShoulderHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: Out of 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
Stumpy Creek Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Stumpy Creek Bay
Stumpy Creek Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black drum, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel and cobia. 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
- Cypress Point73
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Southern flounderPeak season- Southern flounder 73
- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Red drum 71
3 kt NWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Bear Point70
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Newport News Point70
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 ft
- Tuckahoe Point70
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Atlantic tarpon 67
3 kt NWL 1:02 PM · 0.3 ftH 7:46 PM · 0.7 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.