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- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker80
- Spot78
- Red drum71
- Atlantic tarpon69
- Crevalle jack69
- Southern flounder67
- Spotted seatrout66
- Florida pompano63
- King mackerel63
- Summer flounder62
- Black drum61
- Gray snapper60
- Gray triggerfish55
- Black sea bass54
- Gag grouper54
- Red snapper54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Cobia53
- Red grouper53
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny50
- Sheepshead50
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 549 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
62Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 10 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
75Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.1 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
51Season: 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
Deep Bend
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Deep Bend
Deep Bend is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, 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, gray triggerfish 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
- Nameless Bay80
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- Spot 78
- Red drum 71
10 kt NEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Merkle Bay80
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 80
- Spot 78
- Red drum 71
10 kt NEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Tump Point75
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 74
- Crevalle jack 64
10 kt NEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 ft
- Deep Bend Point74
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 73
- Red drum 71
10 kt NEL 2:11 PM · 0.2 ftH 8:33 PM · 0.3 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.