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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- Atlantic tarpon57
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel57
- Little tunny57
- Southern flounder57
- Summer flounder56
- Weakfish55
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass50
- Red snapper50
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Greater amberjack45
- Cobia44
- Florida pompano38
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 505 AM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 5 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 11 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
7Light: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
54Season: 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 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
Durham Creek Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Durham Creek Point
Durham Creek Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, spotted seatrout and gray snapper, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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
- Core Point Shoal61
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Midgette Point60
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Spotted seatrout 59
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Horse Point60
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Spotted seatrout 59
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 PM · 0.5 ft
- Plum Point60
Cape · 3.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Spotted seatrout 59
11 kt NNEL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ftH 1:12 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.