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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker69
- Spot67
- Florida pompano62
- King mackerel56
- Crevalle jack55
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Gray snapper53
- Red drum51
- Summer flounder50
- Little tunny48
- Black sea bass47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Gag grouper46
- Red snapper46
- Red grouper45
- Southern flounder44
- Black drum43
- Spotted seatrout43
- Sheepshead41
- Greater amberjack40
- Weakfish38
- Cobia37
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 407 PM EDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- High1.1 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
Sunday, Sep 27 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
74Tide: FloodingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 6 kt NWPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
85Water temp: 77°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.3 ftSeason & 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
Spring Point
- Depth
- 8-10 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 Spring Point
Spring Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 8-10 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 Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, little tunny, black sea bass and gray triggerfish. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Farnell Bay76
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- Spot 73
- Florida pompano 67
7 kt NEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 ft
- Weil Point70
Cape · 2.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 68
- Florida pompano 62
7 kt NEL 1:27 AM · 0.7 ftH 7:19 AM · 1.1 ft
- Hickory Point69
Cape · 2.3 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
- Hines Point69
Cape · 2.5 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.