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Little tunnyPeak seasonCape · Virginia
Sandy Point
37.81°N · 75.72°W · Cape · Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA
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Best score today · 7 AM · Little tunny
- Now
- 758 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-11 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.9 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
88Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
70Wind: 13 kt EPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
82Water temp: 76°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.
Source: VMRC · synced yesterday
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
Sandy Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Sandy Point
Sandy Point is a cape in Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point VA, Virginia. Depth in the nearest water is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 17 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spot and scup. It is peak season now for little tunny, spot, scup and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, striped bass, weakfish and black sea bass. Little tunny peak from September through October. Spot peak from August through October. Scup peak from June through October.
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
- The Thorofare76
Channel · 0.5 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 76
- Scup 73
- Summer flounder 73
13 kt EH 9:48 AM · 2.2 ftL 4:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Weir Point75
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 75
- Spot 70
- Scup 67
13 kt EH 9:48 AM · 2.2 ftL 4:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Zare Point74
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 74
- Spot 70
- Scup 67
13 kt EH 9:48 AM · 2.2 ftL 4:26 PM · 0.7 ft
- Canoedas Point69
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 69
- Little tunny 68
- Scup 67
13 kt EH 9:23 AM · 1.9 ftL 3:38 PM · 1.1 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.