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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper61
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker60
- Crevalle jack60
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Red drum58
- Summer flounder55
- Red snapper54
- Little tunny52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Greater amberjack49
- Red grouper49
- Black drum48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Weakfish47
- Sheepshead45
- Florida pompano43
- Cobia42
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 511 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-9 AMFlood 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.7 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 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
53Season: 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
Point of Beach
- Depth
- Up to 4 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 Point of Beach
Point of Beach is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and Atlantic croaker. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for red snapper, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October.
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.
- Gray snapper
- Mangrove snapper hold tight to mangrove roots, bridge pilings, jetties and reef ledges, from a few feet deep inshore to 150 feet offshore. Chum to pull them out of cover, then freeline or lightly weight a live shrimp or pilchard on fluorocarbon leader, since they shy away from heavy line in clear water. The bite improves at dusk and after dark.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Old Drum Inlet69
Gut · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Crevalle jack 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Drum Inlet (historical)69
Channel · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Gray snapper 66
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Grass Creek67
Bay · 1.1 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Crevalle jack 65
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Point of Grass62
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 62
- Gray snapper 61
- Atlantic croaker 60
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 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.