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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Florida pompano57
- Red drum57
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Summer flounder53
- Crevalle jack52
- King mackerel52
- Southern flounder52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Gray snapper49
- Black drum48
- Little tunny46
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Red snapper42
- Spanish mackerel42
- Gag grouper41
- Red grouper41
- Sheepshead39
- Weakfish39
- Cobia38
- Greater amberjack37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 3 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 426 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.2 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
Wednesday, Sep 30 · 9 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.9 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 9 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.9 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
Penn Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Penn Point
Penn Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and black sea bass. 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
- Turtle Rock70
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Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
- Florida pompano 69
11 kt NNEH 6:36 AM · 3.0 ftL 12:46 PM · 0.5 ft
- Lawton Point69
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 62
11 kt NNEL 12:35 PM · 0.5 ftH 6:46 PM · 2.7 ft
- Cross Rock69
Bar · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 68
11 kt NNEL 12:35 PM · 0.5 ftH 6:46 PM · 2.7 ft
- White Rock66
Bar · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- King mackerel 66
- Spot 66
11 kt NNEH 6:36 AM · 3.0 ftL 12:46 PM · 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.