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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker71
- Spot70
- King mackerel67
- Atlantic tarpon66
- Gray snapper66
- Crevalle jack65
- Red drum62
- Summer flounder61
- Florida pompano59
- Red snapper58
- Black drum57
- Black sea bass55
- Gray triggerfish55
- Gag grouper54
- Sheepshead54
- Spanish mackerel54
- Red grouper53
- Weakfish53
- Little tunny50
- Cobia49
- Greater amberjack49
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 8 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 493 AM EDT
- Best window
- 3-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding2.8 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
Friday, Sep 25 · 6 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
72Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
93Wind: 11 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.4 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 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
Stump Sound
- Depth
- 2-9 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 Stump Sound
Stump Sound is a bay in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 2-9 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 king mackerel. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, king mackerel and Atlantic tarpon, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, red snapper, black drum and black sea bass. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. King mackerel peak in May and from September 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
- Stump Inlet (historical)74
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- Spot 71
- Atlantic tarpon 69
9 kt NNEH 5:36 AM · 4.0 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.7 ft
- Spicer Bay71
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Gray snapper 66
9 kt NNEH 5:36 AM · 4.0 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.7 ft
- Everett Bay71
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Gray snapper 66
9 kt NNEH 5:36 AM · 4.0 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.7 ft
- Rogers Bay71
Bay · 1.8 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 70
- Red drum 67
9 kt NNEH 5:36 AM · 4.0 ftL 11:32 AM · 0.7 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.