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Little tunnyPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny72
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Spotted seatrout68
- Red drum67
- Weakfish67
- Black sea bass65
- Florida pompano65
- Southern flounder64
- Bluefish63
- Gag grouper61
- Black drum59
- Striped bass59
- Summer flounder58
- Sheepshead56
- Red snapper55
- King mackerel51
- Greater amberjack45
- Crevalle jack44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 728 AM EST
- Best window
- 4-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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
Sunday, Nov 15 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
100Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Peak season for Little tunny · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, red drum and weakfish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and striped bass. Little tunny peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak 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
- Point of Narrows77
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Spot 75
- Spotted seatrout 75
9 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Cove76
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Spotted seatroutPeak season- Spotted seatrout 76
- Red drum 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
9 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Middle Creek74
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Red drum 73
9 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tolers Bay74
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Spotted seatrout 72
9 kt NEH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ftL 2:30 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.