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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Weakfish73
- Atlantic croaker72
- Spot72
- Red drum68
- Southern flounder68
- Spotted seatrout68
- Bluefish67
- Little tunny67
- Black drum66
- Black sea bass66
- Florida pompano62
- Sheepshead62
- Gag grouper61
- Summer flounder61
- Red snapper58
- Striped bass56
- Crevalle jack49
- King mackerel48
- Greater amberjack46
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Cobia35
- Gray snapper35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Red grouper35
- Spanish mackerel35
Best score today · 6 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 463 AM EST
- Best window
- 3-8 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.4 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
Saturday, Nov 7 · 7 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
76Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 65°F, coolLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.6 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 yesterday
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 weakfish, Atlantic croaker and spot. It is peak season now for weakfish, red drum, southern flounder and spotted seatrout, and shoulder season for Atlantic croaker, spot, black drum and sheepshead. Weakfish peak from October through November. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot 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.
- Weakfish
- Weakfish hold along channel edges, grass beds, oyster bars and bridge shadows in bays and sounds, usually in 5 to 40 feet of water, and feed hardest at dawn, dusk and after dark. Swim soft plastics or bucktails slowly near the bottom, or drift peeler crab and bloodworms. They have soft mouths, so keep the drag light and the pressure steady.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Hooker Gut77
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- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
9 kt NEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 0.5 ft
- Broad Creek74
Bay · 2.2 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 74
- Atlantic croaker 72
- Southern flounder 72
6 kt NNEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 0.5 ft
- Deer Creek73
Bay · 1.5 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 73
- Weakfish 73
- Southern flounder 72
6 kt NNEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 0.5 ft
- Northeast Prong73
Bay · 2.3 mi
Top: WeakfishPeak season- Weakfish 73
- Spot 72
- Atlantic croaker 71
9 kt NEL 9:15 AM · 0.2 ftH 3:55 PM · 0.5 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.