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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot61
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Gray snapper59
- Spotted seatrout59
- Crevalle jack58
- Red drum58
- King mackerel57
- Little tunny57
- Southern flounder57
- Summer flounder57
- Weakfish55
- Black drum51
- Black sea bass50
- Red snapper50
- Gag grouper48
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red grouper47
- Sheepshead47
- Greater amberjack46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Cobia44
- Florida pompano39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 574 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
7Light: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Sullivan Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Sullivan Point
Sullivan Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July 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
- Sparrow Bay67
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- Gray snapper 65
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- Core Point Shoal62
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Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 62
- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Plum Point61
Cape · 2.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 61
- Gray snapper 59
10 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Tripp Point52
Cape · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- Spotted seatrout 51
9 kt NNE
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.