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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Florida pompano64
- Crevalle jack58
- Gray snapper58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Red drum56
- King mackerel55
- Summer flounder54
- Southern flounder51
- Spotted seatrout51
- Weakfish48
- Black drum47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Red snapper46
- Black sea bass43
- Cobia43
- Little tunny43
- Gray triggerfish42
- Sheepshead42
- Gag grouper41
- Greater amberjack41
- Red grouper41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 435 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High3.4 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, Oct 5 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
91Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 78°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
64Season: 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
Tar Landing Bay
- Depth
- Up to 4 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 Tar Landing Bay
Tar Landing Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 4 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, weakfish, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Morehead City Channel75
Channel · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 67
11 kt NNEL 11:51 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:15 PM · 3.6 ft
- Yacht Basin71
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 61
11 kt NNEH 5:56 AM · 3.2 ftL 12:01 PM · 0.8 ft
- Money Island Bay70
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Crevalle jack 67
11 kt NNEH 6:21 AM · 2.3 ftL 12:35 PM · 0.5 ft
- Tombstone Point66
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- King mackerel 61
11 kt NNEL 11:51 AM · 0.7 ftH 6:15 PM · 3.6 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.