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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot60
- Florida pompano58
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack55
- Summer flounder51
- Gray snapper46
- Red drum46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black sea bass43
- Black drum42
- Weakfish40
- Little tunny39
- Cobia38
- Red snapper38
- Gag grouper37
- Gray triggerfish37
- Red grouper36
- Sheepshead36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack33
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 397 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
16Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
30Wind: 17 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
79Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime 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 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
Barden Inlet
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Inner · Semi-exposedInlet · 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 Barden Inlet
Barden Inlet is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads inlet, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Lighthouse Channel63
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 60
- Florida pompano 52
17 kt NNEL 2:07 PM · 0.5 ftH 7:50 PM · 1.9 ft
- Sheep Island Slue63
Channel · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 60
- Florida pompano 52
17 kt NNEL 2:07 PM · 0.5 ftH 7:50 PM · 1.9 ft
- Blinds Hammock Bay57
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 57
- King mackerel 54
- Gray snapper 51
17 kt NNEL 11:04 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:28 PM · 4.2 ft
- Lighthouse Bay52
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 52
- Crevalle jack 47
- King mackerel 47
17 kt NNEL 2:07 PM · 0.5 ftH 7:50 PM · 1.9 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.