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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- King mackerel61
- Atlantic croaker59
- Atlantic tarpon59
- Spanish mackerel59
- Spot58
- Crevalle jack57
- Summer flounder57
- Gray snapper56
- Black drum55
- Red drum55
- Florida pompano53
- Southern flounder53
- Little tunny51
- Black sea bass49
- Gray triggerfish49
- Red snapper49
- Gag grouper48
- Red grouper48
- Spotted seatrout48
- Cobia46
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack44
- Weakfish44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 4410 AM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding1.1 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
31Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 4 kt ENEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.0 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cape Point
- Depth
- 5-9 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Outer · 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 Cape Point
Cape Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-9 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are king mackerel, Atlantic croaker and Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for king mackerel, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic tarpon and spot, and shoulder season for Spanish mackerel, black drum, Florida pompano and little tunny. King mackerel peak in May and from September through October. Atlantic croaker peak from August 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.
- King mackerel
- Kings roam from beaches and pier ends out to reefs, wrecks and ledges in 40 to 200 feet, usually feeding in the upper half of the water column. Slow-troll live menhaden, blue runners or cigar minnows on a light wire stinger rig, or pull spoons and ribbonfish past bait schools. Look for clean green water above 68 F with bait and birds on it.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Barden Inlet69
Channel · 3.8 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 69
- Atlantic croaker 67
- Crevalle jack 67
5 kt NNEH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Lookout Bight63
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 63
4 kt ENEH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Catfish Point62
Bar · 2.2 mi
Top: Summer flounderPeak season- Summer flounder 62
- King mackerel 61
- Florida pompano 60
4 kt ENEH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 ft
- Wreck Point61
Cape · 2.4 mi
Top: King mackerelPeak season- King mackerel 61
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
4 kt ENEH 3:53 PM · 4.0 ftL 10:28 PM · 1.5 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.