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Black sea bassShoulder seasonBar · New York
Moneyhollow Rock
40.97°N · 73.06°W · Bar · Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY
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Best score today · 11 PM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 533 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.1 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 · 3 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
59Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
55Wind: 16 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 70°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.6 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
77Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass 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 Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Moneyhollow Rock
- Depth
- 8-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Moneyhollow Rock
Moneyhollow Rock is a bar in Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY, New York. Depth is 8-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, sheepshead and summer flounder, and shoulder season for black sea bass, bluefish, king mackerel and tautog. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Black sea bass peak from May through June and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- 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
- Mount Misery Shoal59
Bar · 1.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 59
- Bluefish 54
- Scup 54
16 kt NEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Mount Misery Point58
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 58
- Bluefish 50
- Striped bass 50
16 kt NEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Port Jefferson Harbor57
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 57
- Little tunny 56
- Sheepshead 56
16 kt NEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Hatch Rock55
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 55
- Black sea bass 54
16 kt NEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 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.
