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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker61
- Spot59
- Crevalle jack57
- King mackerel56
- Florida pompano53
- Red drum53
- Gray snapper52
- Summer flounder51
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black sea bass46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Little tunny46
- Black drum45
- Gag grouper45
- Red snapper45
- Spotted seatrout45
- Red grouper44
- Greater amberjack41
- Weakfish41
- Sheepshead40
- Cobia39
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 4612 PM EDT
- Best window
- 12-2 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
57Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
63Wind: 12 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 82°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.4 ftSeason & 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 today
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
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Spot profile
Syfax Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Syfax Point
Syfax Point is a cape in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-5 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Dumplin Point62
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 57
12 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Hauldown Point61
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Spot 59
- Crevalle jack 57
12 kt NNEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Huskie Point35
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black drum 35
- Black sea bass 35
19 kt NEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 ft
- Pasture Point35
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 35
- Black drum 35
- Black sea bass 35
19 kt NEH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ftL 9:10 PM · 0.4 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.