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Spotted seatroutShoulder season

Cape · New York

Edgewater Point

40.92°N · 73.74°W · Cape · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY

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Best score today · 7 PM · Spotted seatrout

78/100Great
Now
452 PM EDT
Best window
6-9 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing2.5 ft ▼

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 2 PM · now

Time2PNOW
Score45Good
Tide2.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.3 kn · toward ENE
Wind11 kn ENEgusts 28 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.0 ft · 4 s
Air temp63°Mild
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water71°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

No rule for Spotted seatrout is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NYSDEC before you keep a fish.

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Spotted seatrout is best here

Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder

Spotted seatrout season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder.
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Spotted seatrout in New York

Spot profile

Edgewater Point

Depth
6-20 ftSlope
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonSpotted seatrout

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 Edgewater Point

Edgewater Point is a cape in Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, New York. Depth is 6-20 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, spot and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November.

Tackle & technique

Spotted seatrout
Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
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.
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

  • Larchmont Harbor

    Bay · 0.3 mi

    71
    Top: SpotPeak season
    • Spot 71
    • Sheepshead 69
    • Little tunny 67

    11 kt ENEL 4:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 9:59 PM · 7.6 ft

  • Satans Toe

    Cape · 0.3 mi

    69
    Top: Little tunnyPeak season
    • Little tunny 69
    • Spot 62
    • Bluefish 60

    11 kt ENEL 4:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 9:59 PM · 7.6 ft

  • North Ledge

    Bar · 0.3 mi

    66
    Top: Black sea bassShoulder season
    • Black sea bass 66
    • Little tunny 66
    • Sheepshead 66

    11 kt ENEL 4:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 9:59 PM · 7.6 ft

  • South Ledge

    Bar · 0.4 mi

    66
    Top: Black sea bassShoulder season
    • Black sea bass 66
    • Little tunny 66
    • Sheepshead 66

    11 kt ENEL 4:02 PM · 1.0 ftH 9:59 PM · 7.6 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.