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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker52
- Spot52
- Spotted seatrout51
- Atlantic tarpon50
- Gray snapper50
- Red drum49
- Southern flounder49
- Crevalle jack48
- Little tunny48
- Summer flounder48
- King mackerel47
- Weakfish46
- Black drum42
- Florida pompano41
- Black sea bass40
- Red snapper40
- Gag grouper38
- Sheepshead38
- Gray triggerfish37
- Red grouper37
- Spanish mackerel37
- Greater amberjack36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 404 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-11 AMDawn
Data from: ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 4 AM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
7Light: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
53Season: 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
Robinson Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- 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 Robinson Point
Robinson Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 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 spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, spotted seatrout and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for little tunny, weakfish, black drum and Florida pompano. 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
- Buckhorn Cove57
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Spotted seatrout 55
9 kt NNE
- Blounts Bay57
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 57
- Spot 57
- Spotted seatrout 55
9 kt NNE
- Red Bug Point52
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- Spotted seatrout 51
9 kt NNE
- Maules Point52
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- Spotted seatrout 51
9 kt NNE
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.