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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel53
- Gray snapper52
- Crevalle jack51
- Red snapper47
- Summer flounder46
- Black sea bass44
- Little tunny44
- Gag grouper43
- Gray triggerfish43
- Red grouper42
- Greater amberjack41
- Spanish mackerel40
- Florida pompano38
- Sheepshead37
- Bluefish35
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 4 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 4410 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
80Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
43Wind: 15 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
23Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 4.6 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
Eagleton Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Eagleton Point
Eagleton Point is a cape in Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, gray snapper and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for king mackerel, gray snapper, crevalle jack and summer flounder, and shoulder season for red snapper, black sea bass, little tunny and gag grouper. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Gray snapper peak from June through September. 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Blount Bay57
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- King mackerel 53
- Gray snapper 52
15 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Kitty Hawk Bay57
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- Gray snapper 56
- King mackerel 53
15 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Long Point53
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Gray snapper 52
- Crevalle jack 51
15 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 ft
- Rhodoms Point53
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Gray snapper 52
- Crevalle jack 51
15 kt NEL 11:31 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:38 AM · 3.3 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.