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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker50
- Spot50
- Florida pompano49
- King mackerel49
- Atlantic tarpon48
- Crevalle jack47
- Gray snapper47
- Summer flounder47
- Red drum46
- Red snapper45
- Black drum43
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish41
- Gag grouper40
- Red grouper40
- Spanish mackerel40
- Little tunny39
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
- Sheepshead35
- Weakfish34
- Cobia30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 392 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.5 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 8 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Catfish Point
- Depth
- 4-9 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 Catfish Point
Catfish Point is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and black sea bass. 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
- Barden Inlet66
Channel · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
13 kt NEH 5:02 AM · 3.8 ftL 11:04 AM · 1.1 ft
- Lookout Bight56
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 55
- Crevalle jack 53
19 kt NEH 5:02 AM · 3.8 ftL 11:04 AM · 1.1 ft
- Wreck Point50
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 50
- King mackerel 50
- Spot 50
19 kt NEH 5:02 AM · 3.8 ftL 11:04 AM · 1.1 ft
- Cape Point50
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 50
- Spot 50
- King mackerel 49
19 kt NEH 5:11 AM · 3.3 ftL 11:11 AM · 0.7 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.