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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot66
- Gray snapper64
- Crevalle jack63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Red drum60
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder59
- Florida pompano58
- Red snapper55
- Black drum54
- Black sea bass52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Gag grouper51
- Sheepshead51
- Red grouper50
- Weakfish50
- Greater amberjack46
- Little tunny46
- Cobia45
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 3 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 464 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.3 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Monday, Sep 28 · 7 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 6 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
77Water temp: 77°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
72Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Chadwick Bay
- Depth
- 2-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Chadwick Bay
Chadwick Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and gray snapper. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, gray snapper and crevalle jack, 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. Gray snapper peak from June through September.
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
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- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 66
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- Roses Point65
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Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 65
- Atlantic croaker 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Swan Point63
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Gray snapper 60
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 ft
- Hatch Point63
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Gray snapper 60
10 kt NNEH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ftL 11:50 AM · 0.5 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.