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Black sea bassPeak seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Spot75
- Atlantic croaker74
- Spotted seatrout74
- Red drum72
- Florida pompano70
- Little tunny70
- Southern flounder69
- Weakfish69
- Bluefish65
- Black sea bass64
- Black drum63
- Summer flounder61
- Gag grouper60
- Sheepshead59
- Striped bass59
- Red snapper53
- Crevalle jack48
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack44
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 645 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.6 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
Saturday, Nov 14 · 4 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 9 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
99Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Black sea bass
Species seasonality
75Season: 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
Stumpy Point Bay
- Depth
- 3-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Stumpy Point Bay
Stumpy Point Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 3-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are spot, Atlantic croaker and spotted seatrout. It is peak season now for spotted seatrout, red drum, Florida pompano and little tunny, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, black drum and summer flounder. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spotted seatrout peak from September 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Sandy Bay75
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spotted seatrout 72
7 kt ENEL 10:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:05 AM · 0.5 ft
- Parched Corn Bay75
Bay · 6.9 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 75
- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spotted seatrout 74
7 kt ENEL 11:42 PM · 0.4 ftH 5:16 AM · 0.7 ft
- Drain Point73
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
5 kt NEL 10:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:05 AM · 0.5 ft
- Sandy Point73
Cape · 4.9 mi
Top: Little tunnyPeak season- Little tunny 73
- Spot 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
5 kt NEL 10:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 4:05 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.