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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- King mackerel69
- Crevalle jack67
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Spotted seatrout60
- Florida pompano59
- Gray snapper59
- Southern flounder59
- Black drum58
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Red snapper55
- Gag grouper54
- Red grouper53
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny52
- Spanish mackerel52
- Cobia51
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 556 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.7 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
Friday, Oct 2 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
62Season: PeakHabitat: 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 Sound
- Depth
- 4-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Sound
Bogue Sound is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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
- Sanders Creek74
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Sanders Point69
Cape · 4.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Humphrey Point69
Cape · 4.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 60
10 kt NNEL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ftH 6:11 PM · 2.5 ft
- Rock Point67
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 67
- King mackerel 64
10 kt NNEH 7:10 AM · 1.8 ftL 1:45 PM · 0.5 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.