UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Little tunny72
- Weakfish71
- Florida pompano70
- Red drum69
- Spotted seatrout69
- Black sea bass66
- Bluefish66
- Southern flounder66
- Black drum65
- Summer flounder63
- Gag grouper62
- Sheepshead62
- Striped bass57
- Red snapper55
- Crevalle jack51
- King mackerel50
- Greater amberjack46
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 465 PM EST
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Deep Bay scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Nov 4 · 8 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
69Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt EPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
79Water temp: 64°F, coldLight: DawnSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.7 ftSeason & 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 · 4 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bay
- Depth
- 1-2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Deep Bay
Deep Bay is a bay in Alligator River, North Carolina. Depth is 1-2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 25 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and little tunny. It is peak season now for little tunny, weakfish, Florida pompano and red drum, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and summer flounder. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Little tunny peak 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
- Broad Creek77
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 77
- Atlantic croaker 76
- Red drum 71
8 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Deer Creek76
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 76
- Atlantic croaker 75
- Red drum 73
8 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Hooker Gut76
Gut · 2.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerShoulder season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 74
- Weakfish 71
9 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Northeast Prong73
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: SpotShoulder season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Florida pompano 68
9 kt NEL 10:19 PM · 0.4 ftH 2:08 AM · 0.4 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.