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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- King mackerel65
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Crevalle jack63
- Red drum62
- Gray snapper60
- Summer flounder60
- Florida pompano58
- Southern flounder57
- Spotted seatrout57
- Black drum56
- Little tunny55
- Spanish mackerel55
- Black sea bass53
- Gag grouper53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Weakfish51
- Cobia50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack47
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 10 PM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 537 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 + Open-Meteo Marine
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
70Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: 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
Fork Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Fork Point
Fork Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Hamilton Point71
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bulah Point70
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 65
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Graveyard Point70
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- King mackerel 65
9 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Skate Point67
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 67
- Spot 66
- King mackerel 63
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.