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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker58
- Spot58
- King mackerel57
- Crevalle jack55
- Florida pompano54
- Gray snapper51
- Atlantic tarpon50
- Black sea bass48
- Gray triggerfish48
- Little tunny48
- Red drum48
- Red snapper48
- Summer flounder48
- Gag grouper47
- Red grouper47
- Spanish mackerel46
- Black drum42
- Greater amberjack42
- Sheepshead41
- Weakfish36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 3 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 426 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-10 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing3.8 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 6 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
56Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
58Wind: 16 kt ENEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
71Water temp: 81°F, warmLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 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
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- This week
Spot profile
Wreck Point
- Depth
- 5-15 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- 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 Wreck Point
Wreck Point is a cape in Neuse and Bay Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 5-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
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 crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, gray triggerfish and little tunny. 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
- Barden Inlet72
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- Crevalle jack 69
- Spot 69
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- Blinds Hammock Bay69
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 68
- Crevalle jack 65
12 kt ENEL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:02 AM · 3.8 ft
- Lookout Bight64
Bay · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 60
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- Catfish Point61
Bar · 0.2 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 61
- Atlantic croaker 58
- Spot 58
16 kt ENEL 11:00 PM · 1.3 ftH 5:02 AM · 3.8 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.