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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Florida pompano59
- King mackerel58
- Crevalle jack56
- Gray snapper52
- Little tunny52
- Red drum50
- Summer flounder50
- Spanish mackerel47
- Black sea bass46
- Gag grouper46
- Gray triggerfish46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Black drum43
- Greater amberjack43
- Sheepshead40
- Weakfish39
- Cobia37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 469 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-12 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
62Wind: 15 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
63Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.0 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 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
Green Point
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Green Point
Green Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, Spanish mackerel and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Douglas Bay65
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Florida pompano 63
15 kt NNEL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:05 PM · 0.7 ft
- Old Hill Bay65
Bay · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 65
- Crevalle jack 61
15 kt NNEL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:05 PM · 0.7 ft
- Wysocking Bay64
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Florida pompano 64
- Spot 64
15 kt NNEL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:05 PM · 0.7 ft
- Mackey Point60
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 60
- Spot 60
- Florida pompano 59
15 kt NNEL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ftH 9:05 PM · 0.7 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.