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Black sea bassShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Gray snapper60
- King mackerel60
- Crevalle jack59
- Atlantic croaker58
- Atlantic tarpon58
- Spot58
- Red drum57
- Summer flounder54
- Little tunny52
- Red snapper52
- Black sea bass49
- Florida pompano49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Gag grouper48
- Spanish mackerel48
- Greater amberjack47
- Red grouper47
- Black drum46
- Weakfish45
- Sheepshead43
- Cobia41
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Black sea bass
- Now
- 4912 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-3 AMEbb 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 · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
91Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.8 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
79Wind: 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
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
White Point
- Depth
- Up to 5 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · 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 White Point
White Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is up to 5 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are gray snapper, king mackerel and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for gray snapper, king mackerel, crevalle jack and Atlantic croaker, and shoulder season for little tunny, red snapper, black sea bass and Florida pompano. Gray snapper peak from June through September. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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
- Point of Grass Creek66
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 66
- Crevalle jack 64
- Atlantic tarpon 64
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Barry Bay64
Bay · 2.0 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 64
- Gray snapper 64
- Atlantic croaker 63
13 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Cross Shoal Channel61
Channel · 1.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 61
- Red drum 61
- Crevalle jack 59
18 kt NEL 4:30 AM · 0.2 ftH 9:40 AM · 0.6 ft
- Hall Point60
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Gray snapperPeak season- Gray snapper 60
- King mackerel 60
- Crevalle jack 59
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.