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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Florida pompano65
- Crevalle jack60
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder56
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Red drum52
- Spanish mackerel51
- Gray snapper49
- Southern flounder48
- Little tunny47
- Black sea bass45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Red snapper45
- Weakfish45
- Cobia44
- Gag grouper44
- Red grouper44
- Black drum42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Sheepshead40
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 456 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High2.1 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
96Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.9 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
57Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 yesterday
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
Bogue Inlet
- Depth
- 3-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Inlet · Outer · ExposedInlet · 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 Bogue Inlet
Bogue Inlet is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads inlet, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
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
- Main Channel78
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Banks Channel78
Channel · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Cow Channel75
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 59
9 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Bank Channel74
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Florida pompano 59
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 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.