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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot67
- Atlantic tarpon64
- Red drum62
- Crevalle jack60
- Southern flounder59
- Florida pompano58
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel58
- Summer flounder56
- Spotted seatrout55
- Spanish mackerel52
- Little tunny51
- Black drum50
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Red snapper47
- Weakfish46
- Cobia45
- Sheepshead45
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 438 PM EDT
- Best window
- 8 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 8 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
31Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt SEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
72Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 0.6 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
Boar Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Boar Point
Boar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, little tunny and black drum. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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 Drum Creek75
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Red drum 69
4 kt SEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Sound Bay75
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 73
- Atlantic tarpon 68
4 kt SEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Boar Shoal70
Bar · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 65
4 kt SEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bay Point70
Cape · 1.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 64
4 kt SEH 11:15 PM · 0.5 ftL 7:08 AM · 0.4 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.