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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonChannel · Georgia
South Brunswick River
31.15°N · 81.55°W · Channel · Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM
Species here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot74
- Florida pompano66
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Spotted seatrout60
- Summer flounder60
- Crevalle jack58
- King mackerel58
- Southern flounder58
- Red drum57
- Gray snapper55
- Weakfish55
- Black drum53
- Black sea bass52
- Little tunny51
- Mahi-mahi49
- Sheepshead49
- Spanish mackerel49
- Wahoo47
- Cobia45
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red grouper44
- Red snapper44
- Greater amberjack40
- Bluefish35
- Sailfish35
- Yellowfin tuna35
Best score today · 7 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 408 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High8.3 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
12Tide: High slackCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
61Light: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
43Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
No rule for Greater amberjack is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.
Source: GADNR CRD · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
South Brunswick River
- Depth
- 8-25 ftSlope
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · ProtectedChannel · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonGreater amberjack
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 South Brunswick River
South Brunswick River is a channel in Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM, Georgia. Depth is 8-25 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads channel, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 28 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, weakfish, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Greater amberjack
- Amberjack school around wrecks, oil rigs, towers and high-relief reefs in 60 to 250 feet, often suspended well above the bottom. Drop a live blue runner or work a heavy jig through the school, then pump hard, because a big AJ runs straight back into the structure. Heavy conventional gear with 50 to 80 pound line is standard.
- 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
- Morrison Slough75
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- Atlantic tarpon 69
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- Gibson Creek75
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- Spot 71
- Florida pompano 65
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- Oglethorpe Bay72
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- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
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- Brandy Point72
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- Spot 70
- Atlantic tarpon 70
6 kt NEL 1:25 AM · 1.3 ftH 7:34 AM · 7.3 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 GADNR CRD before you keep a fish.