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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon63
- Red drum61
- Southern flounder61
- Spotted seatrout58
- Florida pompano53
- Gray snapper52
- Black drum51
- Summer flounder51
- King mackerel49
- Crevalle jack48
- Red snapper43
- Little tunny41
- Gray triggerfish40
- Weakfish40
- Black sea bass39
- Gag grouper39
- Red grouper39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Cobia38
- Sheepshead38
- Bluefish34
- Greater amberjack34
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 345 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.6 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, Sep 24 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 8 kt NNWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: 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 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
Cypress Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Cypress Point
Cypress Point is a cape in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and little tunny. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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
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- Spot 75
- Atlantic tarpon 62
5 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ft
- Bear Point70
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Atlantic tarpon 58
5 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ft
- Tuckahoe Point70
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Atlantic tarpon 58
5 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 AM · 0.3 ft
- Newport News Point68
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 68
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 57
5 kt NNEH 5:29 AM · 0.6 ftL 11:57 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.