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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker55
- Spot55
- Crevalle jack51
- Gray snapper51
- King mackerel51
- Red drum50
- Summer flounder49
- Florida pompano48
- Black drum45
- Red snapper44
- Spanish mackerel42
- Weakfish42
- Black sea bass41
- Gray triggerfish41
- Gag grouper40
- Red grouper40
- Sheepshead40
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack35
- Little tunny35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 354 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 4 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
33Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 14 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
28Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.1 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Little tunny is best here
Shoulder season for Little tunny · 1 more week at shoulder
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- Shoulder
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Spot profile
Berrys Bay
- Depth
- 1-6 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 Berrys Bay
Berrys Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Middletown Anchorage61
Bay · 4.1 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 61
- Atlantic croaker 59
- King mackerel 59
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Otter Creek57
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Red drum 55
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point52
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- King mackerel 52
- Spot 52
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Gibbs Shoal51
Bar · 4.0 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 51
- King mackerel 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
14 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 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.