Little tunny in Florida
Meet the species
Scientific name
Euthynnus alletteratus
Overview
Coastal to offshore waters
Typical size
Up to 48 inches coastal to offshore waters one of the most common tuna species in our area; feed on small fishes and invertebrates
At a glance
- Regions
- Statewide gulf, statewide atlantic
- Water
- Saltwater
- Bait
- Small live baitfish & match the hatch metals
Florida fishing record
- Weight
- 27 lb
- Location
- Key largo
- Date
- Apr 20, 1976
- Angler
- William E. Allison
- Type
- Florida state record
Record catch notes
27.0 lb; by william E. Allison; on 04/20/1976; at key largo
When to fish
Good months
January–december
Season notes
Resolved unknown→year round via FWC profile/regs citation.
Where to fish
Florida regions
Statewide gulf & statewide atlantic
Water
Saltwater
Habitat
Coastal to offshore waters
How to catch
Cast metals to breaking fish, sabiki for bait & save fillets for snapper strips
Bait
Small live baitfish & match the hatch metals
Lures
Fast-retrieved spoons/jigs/gotchas
Videos
- HOW TO clean bonito LIKE A PRO (so its not fishy tasting) (false albacore, little tunny, bonita) · Open original
- Hawaiian "little tunny" poke · Open original
- Catch and cook · Open original
- Catching little tunny offshore kayak fishing ft. Pickens - pensacola Florida · Open original
- Catching little tunny (false albacore) in tampa · Open original
- Is 9x olympic gold medal winner caeleb dressel stronger than a bonito... 👀 · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
- Video from tiktok.com (source title unavailable) · Open original
Sources
- Myfwc.com
- Catchafloridamemory.com
- Floridasportsman.com (3 pages)
Fishing videos from local voices
Information comes from the supplied source datasets. Check linked FWC regulations for current rules.