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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel45
- Gray snapper44
- Crevalle jack43
- Summer flounder40
- Red snapper39
- Florida pompano38
- Black sea bass36
- Little tunny36
- Gag grouper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Sheepshead32
- Spanish mackerel32
- Bluefish31
- Greater amberjack31
- Atlantic croaker30
- Atlantic tarpon30
- Black drum30
- Cobia30
- Red drum30
- Southern flounder30
- Spot30
- Spotted seatrout30
- Weakfish30
Best score today · 8 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 361 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.2 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
32Wind: 18 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
15Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.2 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
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Spot profile
Goose Point
- Depth
- 1-4 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 Goose Point
Goose Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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, Florida pompano, black sea bass and little tunny. 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
- Cedar Bay48
Bay · 0.9 mi
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- Gray snapper 48
- King mackerel 45
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Gray Point45
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 45
- Crevalle jack 44
- Gray snapper 44
18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 ft
- Goosecastle Point45
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 45
- Crevalle jack 43
- Gray snapper 43
18 kt NEH 5:46 AM · 3.4 ftL 11:38 AM · 1.0 ft
- Wolf House Point45
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 45
- Crevalle jack 44
- Gray snapper 44
18 kt NEH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ftL 11:31 AM · 0.9 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.