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Black sea bassPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot66
- Little tunny62
- Red drum61
- Spotted seatrout61
- Bluefish59
- Florida pompano58
- Weakfish57
- Southern flounder56
- Striped bass55
- Black sea bass53
- Black drum52
- Gag grouper49
- Red snapper46
- Sheepshead45
- Summer flounder45
- King mackerel36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper34
- Greater amberjack34
- Crevalle jack32
- Spanish mackerel30
- Cobia22
Best score today · 5 PM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 539 PM EST
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.7 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 5 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
90Water temp: 67°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Near a majorSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
74Season: 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Black sea bass is best here
Peak season for Black sea bass · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Drum Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak 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 Drum Point
Drum Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, red drum, spotted seatrout and bluefish, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, striped bass and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak 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
- Point of Narrows71
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Spotted seatrout 66
12 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Drum Cove68
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Red drum 68
- Spot 68
12 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Middle Creek68
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Red drum 66
12 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 0.5 ft
- Tolers Bay68
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
- Spotted seatrout 64
12 kt NEL 2:55 AM · 0.3 ftH 9:07 AM · 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.