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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Southern flounder67
- Red drum65
- Spotted seatrout64
- Atlantic tarpon62
- Summer flounder62
- Crevalle jack60
- Weakfish60
- Gray snapper58
- King mackerel55
- Florida pompano51
- Black drum50
- Cobia49
- Black sea bass48
- Little tunny48
- Red snapper48
- Sheepshead46
- Spanish mackerel46
- Gag grouper45
- Gray triggerfish44
- Red grouper44
- Greater amberjack43
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 12 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 4312 AM EDT
- Best window
- 12-7 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.6 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 12 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
77Tide: FloodingWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 9 kt NNEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
7Light: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeason & 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 · 9 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Mixon Creek
- Depth
- 1-5 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 Mixon Creek
Mixon Creek is a bay in Pamlico and Pungo Rivers, North Carolina. Depth is 1-5 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 southern flounder. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, southern flounder and red drum, and shoulder season for weakfish, Florida pompano, black drum and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Southern flounder peak from September 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
- Masons Harbor76
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 76
- Spot 75
- Gray snapper 68
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Gaylord Bay74
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 74
- Spot 72
- Atlantic tarpon 70
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- East Point69
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 69
- Spot 67
- Atlantic tarpon 65
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 ft
- Plum Point63
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 63
- Spot 63
- Atlantic tarpon 62
9 kt NNEH 1:18 AM · 0.6 ftL 7:10 AM · 0.3 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.