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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker66
- Spot63
- Florida pompano54
- Atlantic tarpon53
- Crevalle jack51
- Gray snapper51
- Red drum51
- King mackerel48
- Summer flounder45
- Black drum44
- Little tunny44
- Southern flounder44
- Red snapper43
- Spanish mackerel43
- Black sea bass42
- Gray triggerfish42
- Spotted seatrout42
- Gag grouper41
- Red grouper40
- Sheepshead37
- Greater amberjack36
- Weakfish36
- Bluefish35
- Cobia32
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 369 PM EDT
- Best window
- 9 PM-12 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 9 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
19Tide: EbbingCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
84Wind: 12 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
62Water temp: 82°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 1.8 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 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
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Cedar Creek Point
- Depth
- 1-4 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · 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 Cedar Creek Point
Cedar Creek Point is a cape in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-4 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 24 species here; the best right now are Atlantic croaker, spot and Florida pompano. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and crevalle jack, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, little tunny and red snapper. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Florida pompano peak from March through April and from October 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
- Island Creeks71
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Southward Bay71
Bay · 0.5 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 71
- Spot 69
- Florida pompano 59
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- Island Creeks Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Spot 63
- Florida pompano 54
12 kt NEL 3:33 AM · 0.2 ftH 8:41 AM · 0.3 ft
- House Cove Point66
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 66
- Crevalle jack 63
- Spot 63
12 kt NEH 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.