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Little tunnyPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all67
- Little tunny67
- Spot63
- Atlantic croaker62
- Spotted seatrout62
- Red drum60
- Black sea bass58
- Bluefish58
- Florida pompano58
- Southern flounder57
- Weakfish56
- Gag grouper54
- Striped bass54
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead50
- Summer flounder49
- Red snapper46
- King mackerel41
- Greater amberjack38
- Crevalle jack36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
- Gray snapper33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 5 PM · Little tunny
- Now
- 672 PM EST
- Best window
- 3-7 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.7 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
42Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 5 kt NEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 63°F, coolLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.0 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
97Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Peak season for Little tunny · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Long Point
- Depth
- 1-5 ftNearest water
- 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 Long Point
Long Point is a cape in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and black sea bass, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 69
- Red drum 67
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- Poplar Branch Bay68
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Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt NEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 ft
- Dowdy Bay68
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Spotted seatrout 66
5 kt NEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 ft
- Stumpy Cove68
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Spot 68
- Atlantic croaker 67
5 kt NEL 8:05 PM · 0.5 ftH 2:20 AM · 3.4 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.