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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot66
- Atlantic tarpon65
- Crevalle jack65
- King mackerel65
- Gray snapper63
- Florida pompano61
- Red drum60
- Summer flounder59
- Gray triggerfish58
- Black sea bass57
- Little tunny57
- Red snapper57
- Spanish mackerel57
- Gag grouper56
- Southern flounder56
- Red grouper55
- Black drum53
- Sheepshead52
- Spotted seatrout52
- Greater amberjack51
- Weakfish47
- Cobia46
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 517 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.0 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 · 7 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
61Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 8 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
76Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.5 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
42Season: 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
Hatch Point
- Depth
- 2-15 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · 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 Hatch Point
Hatch Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 2-15 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, gray triggerfish, black sea bass and little tunny. 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
- Bumps Creek77
Gut · 1.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Atlantic tarpon 73
- Spot 72
8 kt ENEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Cedar Point72
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 72
- Red drum 71
- Atlantic croaker 70
8 kt ENEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Swan Point69
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 66
- Crevalle jack 65
8 kt ENEL 11:58 PM · 0.6 ftH 5:49 AM · 2.8 ft
- Hall Point69
Cape · 0.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Florida pompano 62
8 kt ENEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 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.