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King mackerelShoulder seasonCape · New York
Barker Point
40.85°N · 73.74°W · Cape · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
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Best score today · 7 AM · King mackerel
- Now
- 496 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.0 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
68Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
65Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 4.1 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
40Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for King mackerel is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NYSDEC before you keep a fish.
Source: NYSDEC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When King mackerel is best here
Shoulder season for King mackerel · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Barker Point
- Depth
- 1-40 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonKing mackerel
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 Barker Point
Barker Point is a cape in Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, New York. Depth in the nearest water is 1-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
- 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
- Success Rock79
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 79
- Sheepshead 72
- Black sea bass 71
9 kt NEH 10:18 AM · 7.2 ftL 4:37 PM · 0.9 ft
- Gangway Rock79
Bar · 0.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 79
- Sheepshead 72
- Black sea bass 71
9 kt NEH 10:18 AM · 7.2 ftL 4:37 PM · 0.9 ft
- Sands Point74
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Scup 70
- Spot 69
9 kt NEH 10:18 AM · 7.2 ftL 4:37 PM · 0.9 ft
- Manhasset Bay67
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 67
- Little tunny 63
- Sheepshead 63
9 kt NEH 10:18 AM · 7.2 ftL 4:37 PM · 0.9 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 NYSDEC before you keep a fish.