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Best score today · 12 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 4210 PM EDT
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.9 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 · 10 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
14Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
14Wind: 19 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Major periodSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
88Season: PeakHabitat: Structure unmappedDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Little tunny 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 Little tunny is best here
Peak season for Little tunny · 5 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Horseshoe Cove
- Depth
- 3-15 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonLittle tunny
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 Horseshoe Cove
Horseshoe Cove is a bay in Peconic and Gardiners Bays, New York. Depth is 3-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for spot, scup, little tunny and sheepshead, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, bluefish, striped bass and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Atlantic croaker peak from June through August.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Cutchogue Harbor62
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 62
- Scup 60
- Atlantic croaker 48
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 ft
- North Race60
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Scup 58
- Atlantic croaker 50
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 ft
- Hog Neck Bay60
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 60
- Scup 59
- Bluefish 51
19 kt NEL 3:19 AM · 0.5 ftH 9:35 AM · 2.4 ft
- Little Peconic Bay59
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 59
- Spot 58
- Atlantic croaker 48
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 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.