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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker76
- Spot76
- Crevalle jack73
- Atlantic tarpon72
- Gray snapper70
- Summer flounder69
- King mackerel68
- Red drum68
- Southern flounder67
- Spotted seatrout65
- Black drum64
- Spanish mackerel64
- Sheepshead61
- Little tunny60
- Black sea bass59
- Florida pompano59
- Gag grouper59
- Gray triggerfish59
- Red snapper59
- Weakfish59
- Cobia58
- Red grouper58
- Greater amberjack53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 537 AM EDT
- Best window
- 4-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.4 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
65Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 7 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.7 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 yesterday
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
Williams Slough
- 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 Williams Slough
Williams Slough 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 Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Spanish mackerel, sheepshead and little tunny. 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
- Little Narrows79
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- Crevalle jack 76
- Spot 76
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- The Hammock79
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 79
- Spot 76
- Atlantic tarpon 76
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- Grays Rock76
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 76
- Gray snapper 73
- Red drum 73
7 kt ENEL 10:39 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:11 PM · 3.6 ft
- Gallop Shoal70
Bar · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Summer flounder 69
7 kt ENEL 10:39 AM · 1.1 ftH 5:11 PM · 3.6 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.