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King mackerelShoulder seasonCape · New York
Maries Neck
40.95°N · 73.70°W · Cape · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
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Best score today · 7 PM · King mackerel
- Now
- 5312 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.7 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
82Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
70Wind: 11 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
84Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · King mackerel
Species seasonality
39Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of 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 today
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
Maries Neck
- Depth
- Up to 7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- 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 Maries Neck
Maries Neck is a cape in Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, New York. Depth is up to 7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and sheepshead. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, sheepshead and scup, 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. Sheepshead peak from July through September.
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.
- 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
- Milton Harbor73
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Sheepshead 72
- Little tunny 69
11 kt NEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Greenhaven Channel71
Gut · 0.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 71
- Sheepshead 68
- Summer flounder 67
11 kt NEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Milton Point71
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 71
- Spot 64
- Sheepshead 63
11 kt NEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 ft
- Mill Pond67
Flat · 0.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Spot 64
- Summer flounder 64
11 kt NEL 4:03 PM · 0.9 ftH 10:07 PM · 7.7 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.