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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot63
- Florida pompano61
- Atlantic tarpon60
- Crevalle jack60
- Summer flounder60
- King mackerel59
- Red drum58
- Gray snapper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Black drum55
- Southern flounder51
- Gray triggerfish50
- Black sea bass49
- Red snapper49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Little tunny47
- Weakfish46
- Sheepshead44
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 497 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
53Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
68Water temp: 83°F, hotLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
Bryan Shoal
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Shoal · Inner · Semi-exposedShoal · 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 Bryan Shoal
Bryan Shoal is a bar in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads shoal, inner water and semi-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, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and gray triggerfish. 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
- Sheeppen Creek70
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Red drum 67
- Spot 67
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sheephead Creek70
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 65
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bryan Point67
Cape · 0.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Davis Island Point65
Cape · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 60
12 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 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.