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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker68
- Spot68
- Crevalle jack63
- Gray snapper63
- Atlantic tarpon61
- Red drum61
- King mackerel59
- Summer flounder59
- Red snapper56
- Black drum55
- Black sea bass53
- Gag grouper52
- Gray triggerfish52
- Sheepshead52
- Red grouper51
- Spanish mackerel51
- Weakfish51
- Little tunny48
- Cobia47
- Greater amberjack47
- Florida pompano45
- Bluefish35
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 471 AM EDT
- Best window
- 1-3 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 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 · 1 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
78Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.2 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
54Water temp: 80°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 2.8 ftSeason & habitat · Greater amberjack
Species seasonality
41Season: 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
Berrys Bay
- Depth
- 1-6 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Berrys Bay
Berrys Bay is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-6 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and crevalle jack. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, crevalle jack and gray snapper, and shoulder season for red snapper, black drum, black sea bass and gag grouper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Crevalle jack peak from July 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
- Middletown Anchorage73
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Top: SpotPeak season- Spot 73
- Atlantic croaker 71
- Crevalle jack 69
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Otter Creek70
Bay · 2.6 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 70
- Spot 70
- Red drum 66
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Juniper Swamp Point64
Cape · 2.7 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 64
- Spot 64
- Gray snapper 61
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 ft
- Gibbs Shoal62
Bar · 4.0 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 62
- Spot 62
- King mackerel 60
12 kt NEL 3:23 AM · 0.4 ftH 8:03 AM · 0.6 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.