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Greater amberjackShoulder seasonSpecies here · tap to switch
- Best of all
- Atlantic croaker82
- Spot82
- Atlantic tarpon77
- Southern flounder77
- Red drum76
- Crevalle jack73
- Spotted seatrout73
- Summer flounder68
- King mackerel67
- Florida pompano66
- Gray snapper66
- Black drum65
- Spanish mackerel60
- Cobia59
- Weakfish59
- Black sea bass56
- Gag grouper56
- Gray triggerfish56
- Red snapper56
- Little tunny55
- Red grouper55
- Greater amberjack53
- Sheepshead53
- Bluefish35
Best score today · 9 AM · Greater amberjack
- Now
- 539 AM EDT
- Best window
- 9-10 AMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.3 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
52Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 5 kt NPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
97Water temp: 80°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Major periodSeas: 0.9 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 yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Greater amberjack is best here
Shoulder season for Greater amberjack · 10 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Deep Bend
- Depth
- About 1 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 Deep Bend
Deep Bend is a bay in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Depth is about 1 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 Atlantic tarpon. It is peak season now for Atlantic croaker, spot, Atlantic tarpon and southern flounder, and shoulder season for Florida pompano, black drum, Spanish mackerel and cobia. Atlantic croaker peak from August through October. Spot peak from September through October. Atlantic tarpon peak from July through September.
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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- Spot 82
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- Merkle Bay82
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- Spot 82
- Red drum 76
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- Tump Point78
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Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 78
- Spot 77
- Atlantic tarpon 71
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- Deep Bend Point77
Cape · 0.4 mi
Top: Atlantic croakerPeak season- Atlantic croaker 77
- Southern flounder 77
- Spot 77
5 kt NL 1:24 PM · 0.2 ftH 10:50 PM · 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.