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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot68
- Red drum66
- Atlantic tarpon62
- King mackerel62
- Summer flounder62
- Crevalle jack61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Florida pompano59
- Southern flounder59
- Black drum58
- Gray snapper58
- Little tunny54
- Black sea bass53
- Gray triggerfish53
- Red snapper53
- Gag grouper52
- Red grouper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Sheepshead49
- Weakfish48
- Greater amberjack47
- Cobia46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 536 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.8 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
Sunday, Oct 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 7 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
63Season: PeakHabitat: 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
Robinson Point
- Depth
- Up to 1 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Robinson Point
Robinson Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is up to 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. 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. Red drum peak from August 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
- East Channel78
Channel · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 75
- Crevalle jack 66
10 kt NNEH 7:06 AM · 1.9 ftL 1:29 PM · 0.5 ft
- Hampton Bay74
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Crevalle jack 66
10 kt NNEH 7:06 AM · 1.9 ftL 1:29 PM · 0.5 ft
- Pettiford Creek Bay74
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 66
10 kt NNEH 7:06 AM · 1.9 ftL 1:29 PM · 0.5 ft
- Cahoon Point68
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Red drum 66
10 kt NNEH 7:06 AM · 1.9 ftL 1:29 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.