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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot71
- Red drum67
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Spotted seatrout62
- Crevalle jack61
- Southern flounder61
- Black drum56
- Gray snapper56
- Summer flounder56
- King mackerel55
- Florida pompano52
- Red snapper51
- Weakfish51
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Cobia47
- Gag grouper46
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead44
- Spanish mackerel44
- Greater amberjack42
- Little tunny41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 2 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 421 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-5 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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
Sunday, Sep 27 · 5 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
59Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 8 kt WPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 75°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 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 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
Abraham Bay
- Depth
- About 1 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 Abraham Bay
Abraham Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 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 red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for black drum, Florida pompano, red snapper and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
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- Spot 71
- Red drum 67
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- Tump Gut71
Bay · 1.1 mi
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- Red drum 70
- Spot 70
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- Turnagain Bay Spit67
Bar · 0.5 mi
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- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 60
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- Mulberry Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 66
- Atlantic tarpon 62
13 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 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.