UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
WeakfishShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
Best score today · 6 AM · Weakfish
- Now
- 4810 AM EDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-2 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Chequit Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Thursday, Oct 1 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt SPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
91Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Weakfish
Species seasonality
62Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Weakfish 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 Weakfish is best here
Shoulder season for Weakfish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Chequit Point
- Depth
- 2-20 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonWeakfish
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 Chequit Point
Chequit Point is a cape in Peconic and Gardiners Bays, New York. Depth in the nearest water is 2-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, scup and bluefish. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and sheepshead, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Bluefish peak in May and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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
- Greenport Harbor69
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 69
- Spot 68
- Sheepshead 67
15 kt ENEL 2:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 8:40 PM · 2.8 ft
- Dering Harbor68
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 68
- Spot 68
- Sheepshead 67
15 kt ENEL 2:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 8:40 PM · 2.8 ft
- Conkling Point68
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 68
- Little tunny 62
- Spot 58
18 kt NEL 2:43 PM · 0.8 ftH 9:10 PM · 4.3 ft
- Pipes Cove63
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 63
- Spot 61
- Little tunny 60
18 kt NEL 2:07 PM · 0.7 ftH 8:40 PM · 2.8 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.