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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker60
- Spot60
- Atlantic tarpon58
- King mackerel57
- Crevalle jack56
- Gray snapper54
- Red drum54
- Southern flounder53
- Summer flounder53
- Little tunny50
- Black drum49
- Florida pompano49
- Spotted seatrout49
- Black sea bass47
- Gag grouper47
- Gray triggerfish47
- Red snapper47
- Spanish mackerel47
- Red grouper46
- Sheepshead45
- Cobia44
- Weakfish43
- Greater amberjack41
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 7 PM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 4110 AM EDT
- Best window
- 5-11 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Low0.9 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
15Tide: Low slackCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 4 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
80Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: OvercastSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Willis Point
- Depth
- 1-3 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 Willis Point
Willis Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth in the nearest water is 1-3 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for little tunny, black drum, Florida pompano and black sea bass. 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
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- Atlantic tarpon 66
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- Crab Point Bay68
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- Red drum 67
- Crevalle jack 66
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- Dennis Bay68
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Top: Atlantic tarponPeak season- Atlantic tarpon 68
- Red drum 67
- Crevalle jack 66
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- Calico Bay66
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 65
- Atlantic tarpon 63
4 kt NEH 4:51 PM · 3.5 ftL 11:11 PM · 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.