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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Crevalle jack64
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Gray snapper63
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder59
- King mackerel58
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum56
- Red snapper54
- Weakfish53
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Sheepshead51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Gag grouper50
- Cobia49
- Red grouper49
- Little tunny47
- Greater amberjack45
- Florida pompano44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 474 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-5 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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, Oct 5 · 1 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
36Water temp: 76°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
78Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 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
Bonner Bay
- Depth
- 5-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Bonner Bay
Bonner Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, weakfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. 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.
- 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
- Sheephead Creek69
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Crevalle jack 64
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Bryan Point66
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Atlantic croaker 64
- Atlantic tarpon 64
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Davis Island Point64
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Gray snapper 59
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Bryan Shoal64
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 62
- Gray snapper 59
14 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 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.