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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- Crevalle jack60
- Florida pompano60
- Red drum60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder57
- Southern flounder53
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gray snapper51
- Black drum50
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Weakfish46
- Black sea bass45
- Cobia45
- Gag grouper45
- Red grouper44
- Greater amberjack41
- Sheepshead40
- Little tunny38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 457 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
33Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.2 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
52Season: 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
Brooks Creek
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Brooks Creek
Brooks Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and gray triggerfish. 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
- North River Thorofare74
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 61
12 kt NEL 12:52 AM · 0.8 ftH 6:51 AM · 2.3 ft
- North River Channel74
Channel · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 60
12 kt NEL 1:08 AM · 0.6 ftH 6:58 AM · 1.9 ft
- Shep Shoal67
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 67
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
12 kt NEL 12:52 AM · 0.8 ftH 6:51 AM · 2.3 ft
- Harkers Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Florida pompano 60
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 1.5 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.