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SpotPeak season

Cape · New York

Seguine Point

40.51°N · 74.20°W · Cape · New York Harbor

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Best score today · 4 AM · Spot

63/100Good
Now
305 AM EDT
Best window
5-10 AMEbb tide
Tide now
Flooding4.4 ft ▲

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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24-hour conditions

Saturday, Sep 26 · 5 AM

Time5A
Score30Fair
Tide2.9 ft ▲Flooding
CurrentFlood0.8 kn · toward W
Wind10 kn Ngusts 21 · steady
Sea stateRough4.7 ft · 9 s
Air temp61°Mild
WeatherOvercast37% chance of rain
Water68°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

IN EFFECT NOW

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 yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Spot is best here

Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak

Spot season by week of the year. Peak season for Spot · 4 more weeks at peak.
  • Peak
  • Shoulder
  • Off
  • Not here
  • This week

Spot in New York

Spot profile

Seguine Point

Depth
10-45 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
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 Seguine Point

Seguine Point is a cape in New York Harbor. Depth in the nearest water is 10-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.

Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are scup, little tunny and striped bass. It is peak season now for scup, little tunny, sheepshead and summer flounder, and shoulder season for striped bass, bluefish, black sea bass and king mackerel. Scup peak from June through October. Little tunny peak from September 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.
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

  • Seguine Point Bend

    Bend · 0.2 mi

    62
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 62
    • Sheepshead 54
    • Summer flounder 54

    10 kt NEH 6:04 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:15 PM · 1.0 ft

  • Raritan Bay West Reach

    Channel · 1.2 mi

    62
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 62
    • Sheepshead 54
    • Summer flounder 54

    10 kt NEH 6:04 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:15 PM · 1.0 ft

  • Red Bank Reach

    Channel · 1.5 mi

    62
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 62
    • Summer flounder 55
    • Sheepshead 54

    10 kt NEH 6:04 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:15 PM · 1.0 ft

  • Round Shoal

    Bar · 0.7 mi

    57
    Top: ScupPeak season
    • Scup 57
    • Bluefish 55
    • Little tunny 53

    10 kt NEH 6:04 AM · 4.7 ftL 12:15 PM · 1.0 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.