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Little tunnyPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Little tunny67
- Florida pompano66
- Spotted seatrout63
- Red drum61
- Black sea bass59
- Weakfish59
- Bluefish58
- Southern flounder57
- Gag grouper55
- Striped bass55
- Black drum52
- Summer flounder51
- Sheepshead50
- Red snapper48
- King mackerel44
- Greater amberjack40
- Crevalle jack38
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel34
- Cobia29
Best score today · 7 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 676 PM EST
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 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, Nov 16 · 6 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
86Water temp: 65°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
97Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Little tunny is best here
Peak season for Little tunny · 3 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Stumpy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- 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 Stumpy Point
Stumpy Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, Florida pompano, spotted seatrout and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak from October through November.
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
- The Straits71
Channel · 4.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 68
- Spotted seatrout 68
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Grapevine Bay71
Bay · 4.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 68
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 0.7 ft
- Cypress Point68
Cape · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Little tunny 67
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.3 ftH 5:36 AM · 0.4 ft
- Orange Point64
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoPeak season- Florida pompano 64
- Little tunny 64
- Atlantic croaker 62
4 kt ENEL 12:32 AM · 0.4 ftH 6:02 AM · 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.