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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Crevalle jack58
- Gray snapper58
- Red drum58
- Summer flounder55
- King mackerel54
- Black sea bass51
- Black drum50
- Red snapper49
- Weakfish48
- Gray triggerfish46
- Gag grouper45
- Sheepshead45
- Red grouper44
- Greater amberjack41
- Spanish mackerel41
- Florida pompano37
- Little tunny37
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 512 AM EDT
- Best window
- 2-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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 · 2 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
94Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
52Wind: 17 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 ftSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
69Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Gutter Creek
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · Semi-exposedEstuary · 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 Gutter Creek
Gutter Creek is a gut in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for black sea bass, black drum, red snapper and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
- Cedar Inlet63
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Crevalle jack 61
- Red drum 60
17 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Channel63
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Red drum 60
- Spot 60
17 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Old Channel Point54
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 54
- King mackerel 54
- Spot 54
17 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Yaupon Hammock Gut53
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 53
- Spot 53
- Crevalle jack 51
17 kt NEL 3:02 AM · 0.6 ftH 8:21 AM · 1.3 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.