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Little tunnyShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker64
- Spot64
- Red drum61
- King mackerel60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Florida pompano58
- Summer flounder58
- Crevalle jack57
- Southern flounder54
- Gray snapper53
- Spotted seatrout53
- Black drum51
- Gray triggerfish49
- Black sea bass48
- Gag grouper48
- Little tunny48
- Red snapper48
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead42
- Cobia41
- Weakfish40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 488 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
39Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
77Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
75Season: 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 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
Sand Point
- Depth
- Up to 1 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Sand Point
Sand Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 1 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, gray triggerfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August through November.
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
- Nameless Bay72
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 71
- Crevalle jack 64
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Green Point Cove70
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 62
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Deep Bend Point66
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Red drum 63
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ft
- Green Point64
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Red drum 61
12 kt NEH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ftL 3:33 AM · 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.