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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- King mackerel60
- Crevalle jack58
- Florida pompano58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Red drum56
- Gray snapper54
- Summer flounder54
- Southern flounder52
- Black drum51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Little tunny49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper47
- Cobia45
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead44
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 1 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 498 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt EPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
74Water temp: 76°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: 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 today
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
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-7 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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
- Bulah Point71
Cape · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- King mackerel 62
8 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Fork Point71
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- King mackerel 62
8 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Gum Thicket Shoal68
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 65
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point68
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- King mackerel 60
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 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.