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Spotted seatroutShoulder season

Bar · 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

69/100Great
Now
3011 AM EDT
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5 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing5.5 ft ▼

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24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 11 AM · now

Time11ANOW
Score30Fair
Tide5.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentEbb0.6 kn · toward NNW
Wind20 kn ENEgusts 28 · easing
Sea stateModerate3.7 ft · 4 s
Air temp64°Mild
WeatherOvercast100% cloud
Water69°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.

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

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

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 Rock

    Bar · 0.6 mi

    64
    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

  • 63
    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 Shoal

    Bar · 1.9 mi

    62
    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 Point

    Cape · 1.3 mi

    61
    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.