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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker63
- Spot63
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Gray snapper62
- King mackerel62
- Crevalle jack61
- Red drum61
- Red snapper56
- Summer flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Little tunny54
- Black sea bass53
- Southern flounder53
- Gray triggerfish52
- Black drum51
- Gag grouper51
- Red grouper51
- Greater amberjack49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Weakfish49
- Sheepshead47
- Cobia45
- Florida pompano44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 531 AM EDT
- Best window
- 6-8 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.2 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
97Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.3 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
Tump Point
- Depth
- 1-3 ftNearest water
- 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 Tump Point
Tump Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. 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
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- Deep Bend Point69
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- Atlantic tarpon 67
- Atlantic croaker 63
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- Merkle Bay69
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- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
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- Nameless Bay69
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 69
- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 68
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 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.