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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker56
- Spot56
- Summer flounder56
- Atlantic tarpon55
- Crevalle jack55
- Southern flounder55
- Gray snapper52
- Red drum51
- King mackerel49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Florida pompano47
- Little tunny46
- Sheepshead46
- Weakfish46
- Black drum45
- Cobia44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Black sea bass43
- Gag grouper41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red grouper40
- Greater amberjack39
- Red snapper39
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 392 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5 PM-12 AMDusk
Data from: ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 PM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
35Light: Bright sunSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 NCDMF before you keep a fish.
Source: NCDMF · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Batchelor Bay
- Depth
- 8-10 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · flat bottom
- 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 Batchelor Bay
Batchelor Bay is a bay in Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 8-10 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and summer flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, summer flounder and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, sheepshead and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Summer flounder peak from September through October.
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
- Swan Bay56
Bay · 3.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 56
- Spot 56
- Summer flounder 56
4 kt ESE
- Black Walnut Point51
Cape · 2.6 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
- Crevalle jack 50
4 kt ESE
- Reedy Point51
Cape · 6.0 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
- Crevalle jack 50
4 kt ESE
- Cherry Point51
Cape · 7.9 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 51
- Atlantic croaker 50
- Crevalle jack 50
5 kt ESE
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.