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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot64
- Atlantic tarpon56
- Florida pompano53
- Southern flounder52
- Red drum50
- Gray snapper49
- Spotted seatrout49
- King mackerel48
- Crevalle jack47
- Summer flounder45
- Little tunny42
- Black drum40
- Weakfish40
- Red snapper38
- Spanish mackerel38
- Cobia36
- Black sea bass35
- Bluefish35
- Gray triggerfish35
- Gag grouper34
- Greater amberjack34
- Red grouper34
- Sheepshead33
Best score today · 2 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 3412 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-5 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Sunday, Sep 27 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt WPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC
74Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: 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 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
Cooper Point
- Depth
- 2-7 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 Cooper Point
Cooper Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-7 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 southern flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black drum and weakfish. 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
- Live Oak Point65
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- Spot 64
- Atlantic tarpon 56
7 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Creek Point65
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
- Atlantic tarpon 56
7 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Hampton Shoal65
Bar · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
- Florida pompano 60
7 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 0.4 ft
- Kendall Point65
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Spot 64
- Atlantic tarpon 56
7 kt NNEL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ftH 2:35 PM · 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.