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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- King mackerel54
- Crevalle jack53
- Summer flounder52
- Little tunny51
- Florida pompano50
- Spotted seatrout50
- Red drum49
- Gray snapper48
- Weakfish46
- Black sea bass44
- Spanish mackerel43
- Black drum42
- Gag grouper42
- Gray triggerfish41
- Red grouper41
- Red snapper41
- Greater amberjack40
- Cobia39
- Sheepshead39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 2 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 5112 PM EDT
- Best window
- 12-2 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
55Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
47Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
62Light: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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 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
Jewell Point
- Depth
- 2-6 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Jewell Point
Jewell Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 little tunny, Florida pompano, weakfish 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
- Sage Point63
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Old Field Point63
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Beargrass Point63
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 ft
- Fork Point63
Cape · 3.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 61
- Crevalle jack 55
12 kt NNEH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:02 PM · 0.3 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.