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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker65
- Spot63
- Crevalle jack56
- Florida pompano56
- King mackerel52
- Gray snapper51
- Summer flounder51
- Red drum50
- Black sea bass46
- Black drum45
- Spanish mackerel42
- Gag grouper40
- Gray triggerfish40
- Red snapper40
- Weakfish40
- Red grouper39
- Little tunny38
- Sheepshead38
- Greater amberjack37
- Atlantic tarpon35
- Bluefish32
- Cobia30
- Southern flounder30
- Spotted seatrout30
Best score today · 1 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 376 PM EDT
- Best window
- 6-8 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.2 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
38Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
50Wind: 13 kt NEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
73Water temp: 79°F, primeLight: DuskSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 3.3 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 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
Davis Channel
- Depth
- 1-7 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Channel · Inner · Semi-exposedChannel · 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 Davis Channel
Davis Channel is a channel in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is 1-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads channel, 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 king mackerel, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black sea bass, black drum and Spanish mackerel. 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
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- Green Island Channel65
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- Spot 63
- Crevalle jack 58
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- Oregon Inlet65
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- Florida pompano 64
- Spot 62
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- South Point57
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Florida pompanoShoulder season- Florida pompano 57
- Atlantic croaker 56
- King mackerel 56
13 kt NEL 11:48 PM · 0.3 ftH 5:57 AM · 1.9 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.