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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Crevalle jack60
- Gray snapper60
- Red drum58
- Summer flounder56
- King mackerel55
- Black drum54
- Spotted seatrout54
- Florida pompano53
- Red snapper51
- Weakfish50
- Black sea bass48
- Sheepshead48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Cobia46
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Little tunny44
- Greater amberjack42
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 445 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-9 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.2 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 · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
63Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
48Wind: 16 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
42Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: Out of 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
North Bay
- Depth
- 1-4 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 North Bay
North Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and weakfish. 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
- Rattan Bay65
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 60
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- East Bay65
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Red drum 62
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Rattan Spit60
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Florida pompano 56
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 ft
- Hammock Point60
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Gray snapper 55
16 kt NNEH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ftL 2:53 PM · 0.2 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.