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Atlantic bluefin tunaShoulder seasonBay · New Jersey
Collins Cove
39.55°N · 74.47°W · Bay · Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM
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Best score today · 7 AM · Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Now
- 468 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-9 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.8 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 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
68Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 68°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Atlantic bluefin tuna
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Atlantic bluefin tuna is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NJFW before you keep a fish.
Source: NJFW · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Atlantic bluefin tuna is best here
Shoulder season for Atlantic bluefin tuna · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Collins Cove
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonAtlantic bluefin tuna
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 Collins Cove
Collins Cove is a bay in Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM, New Jersey. Depth is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 20 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and little tunny. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, striped bass and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Little tunny peak from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Atlantic bluefin tuna
- Bluefin tuna follow schools of herring, mackerel, sand eels and menhaden over banks, ledges and shoals, mostly in the top 150 feet. Troll spreader bars and daisy chains to find fish, then switch to live bait, chunks or stick baits once a school is located. Heavy tackle and a NOAA HMS permit are required, and size-class limits change through the season.
- 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.
- Scup
- Scup school over hard and mixed bottom, rock piles, mussel beds, piers and jetties, usually in 10 to 60 feet of water. Fish a high-low rig with small hooks and squid or clam strips on the bottom, and chum with clam to hold a school under the boat. If nothing bites within 15 minutes, move to the next piece of structure.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Collins Point65
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 65
- Scup 64
- Little tunny 60
14 kt NEL 2:10 PM · 0.8 ftH 7:46 PM · 3.2 ft
- Akimbo Point44
Cape · 2.2 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 44
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 40
- Mahi-mahi 37
14 kt NEL 2:10 PM · 0.8 ftH 7:46 PM · 3.2 ft
- Swimming Over Point44
Cape · 3.0 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 44
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 40
- Mahi-mahi 37
14 kt NEL 1:23 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:03 PM · 3.5 ft
- Goose Cove44
Bay · 3.2 mi
Top: Yellowfin tunaPeak season- Yellowfin tuna 44
- Atlantic bluefin tuna 40
- Mahi-mahi 37
14 kt NEL 1:23 PM · 0.7 ftH 7:03 PM · 3.5 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 NJFW before you keep a fish.