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Best score today · 12 AM · Spot
- Now
- 6111 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.7 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 · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
91Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
16Wind: 19 kt NEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
66Water temp: 69°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Spot
Species seasonality
93Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
South Race
- Depth
- 15-20 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 South Race
South Race is a channel in Peconic and Gardiners Bays, New York. Depth is 15-20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are spot, scup and sheepshead. It is peak season now for spot, scup, sheepshead and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, striped bass, black sea bass and weakfish. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October. Sheepshead peak from July through September.
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.
- Sheepshead
- Sheepshead graze barnacles and crabs off pilings, jetty rocks, bridge supports, oyster bars and nearshore reefs, from a few feet deep out to about 50 feet. Drop a fiddler crab, sand flea or piece of shrimp on a small, strong hook straight down next to the structure with just enough weight to hold bottom. The bite is a light tap, so keep the line tight and set the hook fast.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Robbins Island Rock61
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: ScupPeak season- Scup 61
- Spot 53
- Bluefish 52
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 ft
- North Race59
Channel · 2.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 59
- Scup 57
- Sheepshead 51
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 ft
- Cow Neck Point45
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Striped bassShoulder season- Striped bass 45
- Bluefish 43
- Black sea bass 36
19 kt NEL 3:57 AM · 0.6 ftH 10:18 AM · 2.7 ft
- Rodger Rock45
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: BluefishShoulder season- Bluefish 45
- Black sea bass 44
- Striped bass 38
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.