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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot69
- Atlantic tarpon68
- King mackerel65
- Crevalle jack63
- Red drum63
- Gray snapper61
- Southern flounder60
- Summer flounder60
- Spotted seatrout58
- Florida pompano57
- Black drum56
- Little tunny56
- Spanish mackerel56
- Gray triggerfish54
- Black sea bass53
- Gag grouper53
- Red snapper53
- Red grouper52
- Cobia51
- Sheepshead51
- Weakfish51
- Greater amberjack48
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 11 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 486 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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
Monday, Oct 5 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 76°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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 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
Cedar Point
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- 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 Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and Spanish mackerel. 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
- Cabin Creek75
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 74
- Red drum 71
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Wise Point69
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Spot 66
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Bell Point69
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Spot 66
7 kt NEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Spencer Point66
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 62
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 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.