Blackfin Tuna Fishing in Sarasota, FL
Smaller than yellowfin but scrappy and abundant, especially around humps and live-bottom in the Gulf and Atlantic.
Typical season
- January: off peak
- February: off peak
- March: peak
- April: peak
- May: peak
- June: off peak
- July: off peak
- August: off peak
- September: off peak
- October: peak
- November: peak
- December: peak
Peak months: March to May and October to December.
The general season across its range. Ask us about the bite here.
Species guide
Blackfin Tuna (Thunnus atlanticus)
- How to identify
- Dark back, dusky finlets with little or no yellow and a faint bronze side stripe.
- Size
- Usually 5 to 20 pounds; the largest approach 50 pounds
- Lifespan
- About 5 years
- Habitat
- Warm offshore water over humps, reef edges and weedlines.
- Range
- Western Atlantic from Massachusetts to Brazil, including the Gulf of America and Caribbean.
- Diet
- Small fish, squid and shrimp
Did you know? The smallest tuna in the Atlantic, and one of the fastest growing.