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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Red drum59
- Southern flounder57
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Crevalle jack56
- Spotted seatrout54
- Gray snapper52
- King mackerel52
- Summer flounder52
- Black drum47
- Red snapper47
- Florida pompano46
- Weakfish45
- Black sea bass44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Gag grouper43
- Red grouper43
- Cobia40
- Greater amberjack40
- Little tunny40
- Sheepshead40
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 443 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5 AM-1 PMEbb 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 · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
44Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 10 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
45Water temp: 79°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 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
Harbor Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Harbor Creek
Harbor Creek is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and southern flounder, and shoulder season for black drum, red snapper, Florida pompano and weakfish. 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
- East Bluff Bay60
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- Spot 60
- Atlantic tarpon 60
10 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Juniper Creek57
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
13 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- Drum Point56
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 56
- Atlantic croaker 54
- Spot 54
10 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 PM · 0.3 ft
- North Bluff Point51
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 51
- Spot 51
- King mackerel 50
13 kt NNEH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ftL 2:18 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.