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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
- 554 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-7 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.7 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
Saturday, Sep 26 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
94Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
54Wind: 15 kt NPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 72°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Little tunny
Species seasonality
98Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
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 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
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, scup and spot. It is peak season now for little tunny, scup, spot and Spanish mackerel, and shoulder season for bluefish, black sea bass, striped bass and king mackerel. Little tunny peak from September through October. Scup peak from June through October. Spot peak from August 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
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- Spot 56
- Sheepshead 53
16 kt ENEH 10:12 PM · 2.6 ftL 5:05 AM · 0.7 ft
- Weir Point55
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Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 51
- Spot 50
16 kt ENEH 10:12 PM · 2.6 ftL 5:05 AM · 0.7 ft
- Zare Point55
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 51
- Spot 50
16 kt ENEH 10:12 PM · 2.6 ftL 5:05 AM · 0.7 ft
- Canoedas Point55
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 55
- Scup 51
- Spot 50
16 kt ENEH 9:47 PM · 2.3 ftL 4:17 AM · 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 VMRC before you keep a fish.