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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Little tunny65
- Spotted seatrout60
- Black sea bass59
- Weakfish58
- Red drum57
- Bluefish56
- Southern flounder56
- Gag grouper55
- Spot54
- Atlantic croaker53
- Striped bass52
- Black drum51
- Florida pompano50
- Sheepshead50
- Summer flounder49
- Red snapper47
- King mackerel42
- Greater amberjack38
- Crevalle jack36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Gray snapper33
- Spanish mackerel33
- Cobia27
Best score today · 7 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 3811 AM EST
- Best window
- 1-6 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.2 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
Thursday, Nov 12 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 64°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of range
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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 3 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Boranges Point
- Depth
- 1-8 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Boranges Point
Boranges Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-8 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are little tunny, spotted seatrout and black sea bass. It is peak season now for little tunny, spotted seatrout, black sea bass and weakfish, and shoulder season for spot, Atlantic croaker, striped bass and black drum. Little tunny peak from October through November. Spotted seatrout peak from September through November. Black sea bass 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.
- Little tunny
- Little tunny travel fast in schools that pin bait against inlets, points, jetties and tide rips, usually within a few miles of shore and often in less than 60 feet. Stay off the school's path, wait for it to surface within range, and cast small metal or epoxy jigs with a fast retrieve. When fish stay down, troll small feathers along bait edges and color changes to find them.
- Spotted seatrout
- Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.
Nearby spots
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- Broad Creek65
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- Red drum 64
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- Deep Bay64
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- Weakfish 63
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- Northeast Prong63
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- Weakfish 63
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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.