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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker52
- Spot52
- Crevalle jack49
- Gray snapper49
- Red drum49
- King mackerel46
- Summer flounder44
- Black drum43
- Florida pompano42
- Red snapper42
- Black sea bass39
- Gray triggerfish39
- Spanish mackerel39
- Gag grouper38
- Red grouper38
- Sheepshead37
- Weakfish37
- Little tunny36
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish35
- Greater amberjack33
- Cobia32
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 3311 PM EDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.9 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 11 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
28Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
66Wind: 14 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
52Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 3.5 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
40Season: 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 · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Dowdy Bay
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Dowdy Bay
Dowdy Bay is a bay in Currituck Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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
- Poplar Branch Bay52
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 52
- Spot 52
- Crevalle jack 49
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Shoe Hole Bay48
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 48
- Gray snapper 48
- King mackerel 45
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Long Point47
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 47
- Spot 47
- King mackerel 46
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 ft
- Stumpy Cove47
Bay · 2.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 47
- King mackerel 43
- Gray snapper 42
14 kt NEL 11:29 PM · 0.9 ftH 5:39 AM · 3.2 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.