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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Crevalle jack59
- Gray snapper55
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder55
- Red drum54
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Florida pompano52
- Black drum49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Southern flounder48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Black sea bass46
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead46
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish45
- Weakfish45
- Cobia44
- Little tunny44
- Red grouper44
- Greater amberjack39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 466 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-12 PMMorning light
- Tide now
- Low0.4 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
Monday, Sep 28 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
93Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt WSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
81Water temp: 75°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.1 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
59Season: ShoulderHabitat: 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
Moore Bay
- Depth
- 4-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Moore Bay
Moore Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 4-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
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 gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. 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
- Newton Creek57
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Crevalle jack 57
- Spot 57
11 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Powers Point55
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 55
- King mackerel 55
- Spot 55
11 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Harper Point53
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Atlantic croaker 52
- Crevalle jack 52
11 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Lambert Point53
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 53
- Atlantic croaker 52
- Crevalle jack 52
11 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 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.