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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot68
- Florida pompano66
- Crevalle jack60
- King mackerel57
- Gray snapper56
- Summer flounder55
- Atlantic tarpon54
- Red drum53
- Spanish mackerel50
- Black sea bass44
- Gag grouper44
- Gray triggerfish44
- Little tunny44
- Red snapper44
- Black drum43
- Red grouper43
- Cobia42
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead42
- Weakfish42
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 4 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 425 PM EDT
- Best window
- 5-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High4.1 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 · 5 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
34Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.7 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.2 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
Blinds Hammock Bay
- Depth
- Up to 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 Blinds Hammock Bay
Blinds Hammock Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and 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
- Barden Inlet80
Channel · 1.3 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 80
- King mackerel 77
- Atlantic croaker 76
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Sheep Island Slue76
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Crevalle jack 76
- Atlantic tarpon 74
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Lighthouse Bay73
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Crevalle jackPeak season- Crevalle jack 73
- King mackerel 70
- Atlantic croaker 69
12 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 1.8 ftL 2:15 AM · 0.6 ft
- Barden Inlet72
Channel · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 72
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 68
12 kt ENEL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:02 AM · 3.8 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.