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Best score today · 10 AM · Spot
- Now
- 482 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.0 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 · 2 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
71Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.7 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
28Wind: 17 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 71°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.7 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
75Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Spot 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 Spot is best here
Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Jones Point
- Depth
- 3-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonSpot
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 Jones Point
Jones Point is a cape in New York Harbor. Depth is 3-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and striped bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and summer flounder, and shoulder season for striped bass, bluefish, black sea bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Striped bass peak from April through May and from October through December.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Haven Reach61
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 61
- Red drum 58
- Weakfish 57
9 kt ENEH 6:44 PM · 3.5 ftL 1:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Barley Point Reach61
Channel · 3.3 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 61
- Red drum 58
- Weakfish 57
9 kt ENEH 6:44 PM · 3.5 ftL 1:44 AM · 0.5 ft
- Blossom Cove57
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 57
- Little tunny 54
- Spot 54
17 kt ENEH 6:42 PM · 3.8 ftL 1:49 AM · 0.7 ft
- Fair Haven Reach57
Channel · 0.6 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 57
- Summer flounder 55
- Spot 54
17 kt ENEH 6:42 PM · 3.8 ftL 1:49 AM · 0.7 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.