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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker70
- Spot69
- Red drum67
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack65
- Gray snapper60
- King mackerel60
- Spotted seatrout59
- Summer flounder59
- Southern flounder58
- Florida pompano56
- Black drum55
- Red snapper53
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Weakfish50
- Spanish mackerel49
- Cobia48
- Greater amberjack47
- Sheepshead46
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 479 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing1.6 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 · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
67Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
67Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 2.2 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
Goose Bay
- Depth
- About 1 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · 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 Goose Bay
Goose Bay is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and red drum. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, red drum and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, red snapper and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Red drum peak from August 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
- South Leopard Creek75
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 75
- Spot 74
- Red drum 69
12 kt NEL 2:49 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:58 AM · 1.7 ft
- Whitehurst Creek70
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 69
- Red drum 66
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 1.5 ft
- Gaskill Point67
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 67
- Atlantic croaker 65
- Atlantic tarpon 65
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 1.5 ft
- Black Hammock Point65
Bar · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 65
- Florida pompano 64
- Spot 64
12 kt NEL 2:12 AM · 0.5 ftH 7:41 AM · 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.