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Spotted seatroutShoulder 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 · 7 AM · Spotted seatrout
- Now
- 3011 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.5 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
81Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
0Wind: 20 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spotted seatrout
Species seasonality
55Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
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.
Source: NYSDEC · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Spotted seatrout is best here
Shoulder season for Spotted seatrout · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Moneyhollow Rock
- Depth
- 8-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Inner · Semi-exposedLedge · 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 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 scup, little tunny and black sea bass. It is peak season now for scup, little tunny, sheepshead and spot, and shoulder season for black sea bass, bluefish, king mackerel and tautog. Scup peak from June through October. Little tunny peak from September through October. Black sea bass peak from May through June 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hatch Rock64
Bar · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 64
- Little tunny 59
- Black sea bass 57
20 kt ENEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Port Jefferson Harbor63
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 63
- Scup 62
- Little tunny 60
20 kt ENEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Mount Misery Shoal62
Bar · 1.9 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 62
- Black sea bass 55
- Little tunny 55
20 kt ENEL 3:45 PM · 0.9 ftH 9:54 PM · 6.9 ft
- Mount Misery Point61
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 61
- Scup 55
- Striped bass 55
20 kt ENEL 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.
