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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker80
- Spot77
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper62
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder61
- Black drum60
- Crevalle jack60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Southern flounder58
- King mackerel57
- Florida pompano56
- Weakfish56
- Black sea bass53
- Red snapper50
- Sheepshead50
- Gray triggerfish47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Cobia43
- Greater amberjack41
- Little tunny40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 535 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.0 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 7 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
79Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Burthen Channel
- Depth
- 1-5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · 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 Burthen Channel
Burthen Channel is a channel in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, weakfish and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 66
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- Banks Channel80
Channel · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt NNEH 5:46 AM · 2.1 ftL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ft
- Main Channel80
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 66
9 kt NNEH 5:46 AM · 2.1 ftL 11:48 AM · 0.5 ft
- Bank Channel76
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Atlantic tarpon 63
9 kt NNEH 5:46 AM · 2.1 ftL 11:48 AM · 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.