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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot69
- Crevalle jack67
- Red drum66
- Summer flounder62
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Southern flounder61
- King mackerel60
- Gray snapper58
- Spotted seatrout56
- Florida pompano55
- Spanish mackerel53
- Black drum52
- Weakfish52
- Black sea bass51
- Gray triggerfish51
- Red snapper51
- Cobia50
- Gag grouper50
- Red grouper50
- Sheepshead46
- Greater amberjack45
- Little tunny44
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 5 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 456 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.4 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 · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
40Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 12 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
78Water temp: 83°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.4 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
Plum Creek
- Depth
- Up to 4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Estuary · Inner · ProtectedEstuary · 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 Plum Creek
Plum Creek is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is up to 4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads estuary, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and red drum, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, Spanish mackerel, black drum and weakfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July through October.
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
- Win Creek71
Bay · 0.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Crevalle jack 67
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Harper Creek71
Cape · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Red drum 66
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Alligator Point68
Cape · 0.2 mi
Top: Red drumPeak season- Red drum 68
- Atlantic croaker 66
- Atlantic tarpon 66
12 kt ENEH 12:00 AM · 0.5 ftL 5:52 AM · 0.4 ft
- Garden Point66
Cape · 0.4 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.