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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker73
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- Gray snapper67
- King mackerel67
- Red drum66
- Southern flounder63
- Summer flounder63
- Spotted seatrout62
- Florida pompano61
- Gray triggerfish60
- Little tunny60
- Spanish mackerel60
- Black drum59
- Black sea bass59
- Gag grouper59
- Red snapper59
- Red grouper58
- Sheepshead55
- Weakfish54
- Greater amberjack53
- Cobia52
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 597 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.7 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
53Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Black sea bass is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Shoulder season for Black sea bass · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Tuckahoe Point
- Depth
- 2-8 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonBlack sea bass
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 Tuckahoe Point
Tuckahoe Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 2-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
Tackle & technique
- Black sea bass
- Black sea bass hold tight to wrecks, reefs, rock piles and jetties, from 15 feet inshore in late spring to well over 100 feet on offshore wrecks in late fall. Anchor or drift right over the structure and fish a two-hook high-low rig with squid or clam, or bounce a small jig on the bottom. The biggest males sit on the highest relief.
- Atlantic croaker
- Croaker feed on mud and sand bottom along channel edges, oyster bars, piers and deeper holes in bays and sounds, mostly in 5 to 30 feet of water. A two-hook bottom rig with small hooks and shrimp, bloodworm or squid catches them from piers, the surf and small boats. Fish the hours around high tide and into the evening.
- 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
- Georgia Bay78
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 76
- Crevalle jack 75
9 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Stumpy Creek Bay78
Bay · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 78
- Crevalle jack 75
9 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Cypress Point75
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 75
- Spotted seatrout 74
- Atlantic tarpon 74
9 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bear Point73
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 73
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 69
9 kt NEH 8:21 PM · 0.7 ftL 3:23 AM · 0.4 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.